Five dental industry leaders were included on Forbes‘ “World’s Billionaires List” for 2026. Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 1 to create this year’s list, which includes a total of 3,428 billionaires. Here are five members of…
Author: Ariana Portalatin
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health has added Dentira’s procure-to-pay platform. Dentira consolidates procurement processes and vendors in one place that is integrated with an organization’s financial system. The platform is used by several DSOs, including Heartland Dental, MB2 Dental and Affordable…
Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Speciality Management recently appointed Jeff Couper as its next CFO. Mr. Couper has more than 20 years of financial leadership experience for several organizations, including DSOs. He most recently served as the CFO of Jefferson Dental…
California, Alaska and Missouri are the three states with the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, with 1,231 shortage areas combined. Here are five key statistics about the workforce and shortage areas in these states, using the latest data…
The CEOs of the five largest DSOs have led their companies through several major growth milestones over the years, now overseeing a combined network of roughly 5,600 practices nationwide. Here are the CEOs of the five largest DSOs in the…
The American Dental Association recently made recommendations to federal officials in support of interoperability for dental imaging. The ADA submitted comments March 11 to the HHS Department and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in response…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental recently opened two offices in Georgia and New Jersey, according to an email shared with Becker’s. The first office is located in Thomasville, Ga., and is led by Managing Clinical Director Savannah Young, DMD. The second office…
North Carolina legislators are considering switching the state dental board to be made up of politically appointed members instead of ones elected by dentists, NC Newsline reported March 16. Six notes: 1. The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners currently…
California, Florida and New York are among 12 states that have seen the most DSO activity in the last three years. Becker’s has compiled lists of DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions during each quarter since 2022. Here are the states…
The ongoing dental assistant shortage could lead to compounding challenges with accessibility and practice management if improvements aren’t made, according to Steven Spitz, DMD, president of the Massachusetts Dental Society. Dentalpost’s 2026 Dental Salary Survey Report pointed to future challenges…
