Patients trust their dentists. Dental organizations and practices want to use that trust to make the dental chair a checkpoint for patients’ overall health. Jamie Clarke, senior vice president of ...

DSOs have seen price increases ranging between 9% and 20% across a variety of product categories over the last several years, according to Dentira’s Dental Spend Index. Dentira launched the semiannual ...

Michael Colleran, DDS, died Oct. 25 at the age of 63 after a two-months-long battle with West Nile virus, The Tribune reported Oct. 31. Dr. Colleran operated a multi-service dental practice in San ...

Here are six statistics and trends highlighting the shifting practices of private equity companies in the dental industry: 1. Private equity-backed DSOs accounted for 16 of 51 dental transactions that ...

Here are 10 statistics and trends showcasing the shifting dental education landscape: 1. The number of dental assistant graduates in the U.S. has decreased 33.8% in the last decade. 2. The number of ...

A Michigan dentist recently pleaded no contest to one felony count of seduction and two counts of assault and battery in a sexual misconduct case involving staff members, WNDU reported Oct. 30.

Rising labor costs combined with a higher cost of capital are placing a greater financial squeeze on dental practices and DSOs, according to one executive. Drew Tedlock, the director of payer ...

Here are 11 DSOs that expanded their networks this month: 1. Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened eight de novo practices in six states. 2. Dallas-based MB2 Dental added a California orthodontic ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently revived antitrust claims against Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology over ...

South Korea-based MegaGen Implant has established a philanthropic partnership with the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry in Los Angeles. The gift includes a named professorship and will also ...

A pediatric dentist in Pueblo, Colo., has been placed on probation for at least 12 months after admitting to infection control violations at her practice, KRDO reported Oct. 28. The Colorado Dental ...

DSO affiliation among U.S. dentists has more than doubled since 2015 — from 7.2% to 16.1% — as practice ownership has dropped to a 20-year low of 73%, according to TUSK Practice Sales’ Q4 2026 Dental ...