Author: Ariana Portalatin

Here are 11 recent updates about the three largest DSOs in the U.S.: Heartland Dental 1. A class-action lawsuit was filed against Heartland Dental for its use of AI to analyze patient phone calls. 2. Heartland Dental was included in…

Chicago-based Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $18.7 million to settle allegations that it transmitted web user data to Meta and Google without users’ knowledge or consent. The class action lawsuit alleged that the DSO violated privacy laws by using…

Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity has added its first California practice. The dentist-led DSO partnered with an orthodontic practice in Northern California, bringing its total footprint to 22 offices, according to a July 31 news release. Phase 1 Equity most recently…

Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners recently opened two oral surgery offices in Oklahoma and Washington.  The de novo offices are Oral Surgeons of Oklahoma and Timberline Oral Surgery & Dental Implants in Washington, according to a July 30 LinkedIn post. Salt…

New Hanover Outreach Clinic in Wilmington, N.C., has officially reopened after being evicted from its previous location, WECT reported July 29.  The clinic, which was previously named St. Mary Health Center Medical and Dental Clinic, was the city’s only surgical…

Two dental technology companies were recently included on Forbes‘ list of the best employers for women in 2025. Forbes partnered with Statista to survey more than 140,000 women working at companies with at least 1,000 employees in the U.S. Companies…

Dentists’ overall confidence in the U.S. economy, their individual practices and the dental care sector continues to decline, according to a new report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. In the ADA’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in…

A Texas man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against an Aspen Dental office, The Messenger reported July 30.  Robert Ulicki, 75, allegedly told an employee at an Aspen Dental office in Fort Dodge, Texas, that he knew…

VideaHealth has launched ClaimsAI, its artificial intelligence-driven RCM platform.  ClaimsAI was created to address an estimated $15 billion in annual losses across the U.S. dental industry, according to a July 30 news release. VideaHealth said early results from its new…

Kleer and Membersy, two dental membership plans, have rebranded as a newly merged company named Clerri.   The two companies announced their merger in May 2024.  Clerri announced in a July 29 news release that it is also expanding beyond its…