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  1. Northeast Delta Dental invests $5M to combat workforce shortages
    Northeast Delta Dental is investing $5 million to help alleviate dental workforce shortages and rising costs in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. 
  2. Guardian Dentistry Partners expands in North Carolina
    Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners has affiliated with a dental practice in North Carolina.
  3. Aspen Dental offers clear aligner discount to former SmileDirectClub patients
    Chicago-based Aspen Dental is offering a discount off of its Motto clear aligners to patients affected by SmileDirectClub's closure.
  1. Affordable Dentures & Implants to open 30 offices in 2024
    Affordable Dentures & Implants opened 25 offices in 2023 and plans to open 30 more in 2024.
  2. ZimVie goes all-in on dental
    ZimVie is selling its spine business to solely focus on dental supplies.
  3. 100+ dental leadership moves in 2023
    Here are more than 100 dental leadership moves that have taken place this year from DSOs, dental groups, dental technology companies and more:
  4. 200+ dentists making headlines in 2023
    Here are more than 200 dentists who have made headlines this year:

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  1. Align earns FDA clearance for palatal expander system
    Align Technology has received FDA 501(k) clearance for its Palatal Expander System for commercial availability.
  2. Rhode Island practice adds 2nd location
    Cranston (R.I.) Cosmetic Dentistry has expanded with the addition of Elite Dentistry of Rhode Island. 
  3. Georgia dentist retires after 47 years
    John Bruce, DDS, a dentist at Dunwoody (Ga.) Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, has retired after 47 years in the dental industry.
  4. The movements 12 dental leaders are tracking heading into 2024
    The training of new dentists, the upward impact of DSOs and the rise of medical-dental integration are three trends that leaders in the dental industry are following.

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  1. 19 DSO moves totaling $1B+
    Here are 19 DSO moves totaling more than $1 billion from 2023, including investments, acquisitions and sales:
  2. Why 12 industry leaders are following AI in dentistry
    The advancement and integration of AI into the dental industry is something that many throughout the space are keeping tabs on.
  3. Dental providers step up for patients amid SmileDirectClub fallout
    Several dental offices and companies have offered alternative treatment options to patients left without care after SmileDirectClub's abrupt shutdown. 
  4. Minnesota Heartland Dental location sells for $3M
    A Heartland Dental and Dunkin' retail property in Otsego, Minn., has been sold for $3,030,000.
  5. American Association of Orthodontists advises patients following SmileDirectClub closure
    The American Association of Orthodontists is offering guidance to SmileDirectClub patients after the teledentistry company announced it had shut down and filed for bankruptcy.
  6. Florida dentist gets 2 years in prison for tax evasion
    A Florida dentist was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of tax evasion.
  7. How DSO strategy might change on multiple fronts in 2024, per 1 CEO
    Shifting DSO acquisition strategy, evolving supplier strategy and employees leaving the industry are three trends that one CEO has seen in 2023 and expects to spill over into next year.
  8. 11 deans joining dental schools in 2023
    Here are 11 dental schools that appointed deans this year: 
  9. Envista adds 3 to leadership team
    Dental supply company Envista has appointed a new president of diagnostics, chief human resources officer and chief information officer to its leadership team.

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