Several DSOs acquired, opened or affiliated with hundreds of dental offices across the U.S. in 2025. Here are more than 200 DSO moves that Becker’s reported on during this year. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive, and includes updates…
Here are three teledentistry updates that have taken place since October: 1. A bill allowing licensed dentists in Georgia to practice online dentistry will take effect Jan. 1. 2. Dentistry.One, a teledentistry subsidiary of Mouthwatch, suffered a data breach. 3.…
Here are the organic and inorganic growth initiatives completed by 12 DSOs in December: 1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners partnered with Gresham (Ore.) Smile Designs and Alexander Dental in St. Augustine, Fla. 2. Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS added its…
The smart adoption of AI, the next saga in staffing, what’s in store for acquisitions and the advancement of medical-dental integration are top of mind for this dental executive. Samantha Adams, the newly appointed COO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental…
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Here are four recent CMS updates affecting the dental industry: 1. CMS launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. The launch also came with $50 billion in funding distributed among…
Connecticut, Iowa and Minnesota have the highest rates of dental benefit utilization for adults covered by private insurance, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data regarding Medicaid participation and utilization rates in the…
Michael Schreder, DMD, and Jane Aldrich Schreder, DMD, owners of Schreder Dental in Lancaster, Pa., are retiring, according to a Dec. 30 report from Lancaster Online. The married duo has provided dental care for more than three decades and currently…
Texas has the highest Medicaid utilization rate among child beneficiaries, while Iowa has the highest utilization rate among children covered by private insurance, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data regarding Medicaid participation…
Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. Five notes: 1. Proposition 56, passed in 2016, directs revenue from a tobacco tax to increase access to care for individuals who…
