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Here are 10 updates on Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS from 2025: 1. Comvest Credit Partners announced that it is acting as an administrative agent on a $245 million senior secured credit facility for Allied OMS. 2. Allied OMS received a…

Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place in Texas since November: 1. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened offices in Seguin and Nacogdoches. 2. A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license. 3. Henderson, Nev.-based…

Here are six dental-related Medicaid updates that have taken place since November: 1. Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. 2. North Carolina Governor Josh Stein directed the state…

An Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender his license after being accused of stealing a patient’s prescription drugs, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 31. The Iowa Dental Board charged Robert Bruce Cochrane, DDS, in November with unlawfully possessing or…

Here are eight headlines to know from dental supply company Henry Schein, as reported by Becker’s in 2025:

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…

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…