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Spectrum Health Science has appointed Damon Silvestry as CEO of SimplyTest, its flagship salivary diagnostics company. SimplyTest develops saliva tests to support oral health and functional healthcare. The company’s oral health tests support periodontics, implants and oral HPV care. Mr.…
Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners has added a Nevada dental practice to its network. The DSO partnered with Marc McRae, DDS, and his practice in Las Vegas, according to a Sept. 15 news release from SPP Dental Partners. Willow…
Oral and maxillofacial surgery will continue to be targeted by private equity due to its growth opportunities and history of success, one executive predicts. Jason Auerbach, DDS, the co-CEO of Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Specialty Management, recently spoke with Becker’s…
The American Dental Association is advocating for operational improvements for dental service payments under Medicare. Three notes: 1. Dental services covered under Medicare are limited to specific procedures in which dental care is considered “inextricably linked” to a covered procedure’s…
The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has named Wade Rakes as its new CEO. Mr. Rakes has an extensive background in healthcare leadership, previously serving as chief growth officer at Centene and president and CEO of its Georgia-based subsidiary, Peach…
The number of federally-designated dental professional shortage areas in the U.S. has steadily increased over the years, now hitting 7,229 shortage areas. In the last year, the U.S. has gained nearly 350 dental shortage areas, according to data from the…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently issued an executive order that includes cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Four notes: 1. Gov. Polis issues Executive Order D2025-014 to help fill the state’s $750 million budget deficit. 2. The executive order includes…
Medicaid funding cuts under the recently passed federal budget could exacerbate accessibility issues in Southeast Ohio, WOUB reported Sept. 11. Seven notes: 1. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 4. The bill is expected to…
Here are five dental industry fraud cases Becker’s has covered so far in 2025: 1. A woman in Florida was accused of using unauthorized dental practices to run a $11.2 million fraud operation. 2. Tiffany Denyse Young, a former dental…