Becker’s Dental Review - DSO + Dental News

Maine Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio has prefiled a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would expand the scope of practice for independent dental hygienists If passed, the would allow independent hygienists to administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia as…

Integrated oral healthcare provider Smile Generation and Delta Dental of Massachusetts are seeing early positive results for their saliva testing collaboration.  The initiative offers chairside, saliva-based assessments to DDMA members at participating dental practices in Massachusetts.  The saliva assessment measures…

Isaac OneHealth, a clinical dental AI platform developed by Trust AI, has achieved a perfect score on the most difficult questions on the United States Medical Licensing Examination.  The platform is the second AI system to receive a perfect score,…

A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license, myrgv.com reported Dec. 9.  Gerardo Casas, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of dentistry act violations Dec. 8 and was sentenced to deferred adjudication. He also must pay…

Vancouver, Wash.-based Mosaic Dental Collective has chosen VideaHealth as its enterprise-wide AI platform.  During a multi-location pilot, the DSO’s dentists reported increased treatment acceptance, confidence in radiographic interpretation and alignment between specialists, according to a Dec. 11 news release from…

Seven dental companies were recently included on Newsweek‘s list of the greatest workplaces for inclusion and diversity in 2025. Newsweek partnered with third-party data provider Aniline to create the list, using data from a study of more than 339,000 employee…

Here are seven notable DSO acquisitions Becker’s has covered in the last 100 days: 1. Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group acquired the practice of pediatric dentist Deborah Ashcraft, DMD, in North Augusta, S.C.  2. Dallas-based Smile Doctors completed two expansion…

The Department of Education will end the Saving on a Valuable Education program under a proposed settlement with the state of Missouri. Five notes:  1. SAVE is an income-driven repayment plan introduced in 2023 to cap monthly federal student loan…

A federal appeals court has rejected a request for a decision that denied class certification in an ongoing antitrust case against Delta Dental, according to a Dec. 10 news release from the American Dental Association.  Here are five things to…

Reimbursement rates in most states fall below 50% of dentist charges and 60% of private insurance reimbursement, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information…