Becker’s Dental Review - DSO + Dental News

Here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in New York since September: 1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners added Bright Healthy Smiles to its network. 2. A New York dental office filed a legal…

An Arizona family has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against an oral surgeon after a man died following a dental procedure, ABC 15 Arizona reported Dec. 22.  Derek Swanson, 40, visited Derek Lamb, DMD, in March 2023 for a dental…

Here are 11 private equity-related dental updates from this year: 1. Dental procurement and spend management platform Dentira received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners.  2. Dental implant manufacturer ZimVie’s stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of the…

Here are 20 dental companies that landed investments this year: 1. Dental procurement and spend management platform Dentira received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners.  2. GoTu Technology, a dental staffing platform, received a $45 million growth investment…

Dale Baur, DDS, has been named interim dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.  Dr. Baur previously served as vice dean of the school. He will serve in his new position beginning Jan.…

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners had an active year in growing its network of partner practices, including their expansion into two new states. In total, the organization supports more than 100 practices across 17 states. Here are 13 additions the…

Several DSOs acquired, opened or affiliated with more than 70 dental offices across the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2025.  Here are more than 70 DSO moves Becker’s reported on during the fourth quarter. Editor’s note: This list is…

Las Vegas-based Absolute Dental has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its data breach from earlier this year.  Absolute Dental, which has more than 50 locations across the state, discovered that an unauthorized party…

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is pressing for dental hygiene to become a self-regulating profession.  In all but two states, dental hygienists are regulated by dental boards primarily composed of dentist members, which can create a conflict of interest, according…

California currently has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, according to new data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA recently updated its dashboard showing data on health workforce shortage areas.  Here are the top five…