Author: Ariana Portalatin

Oral surgery is seeing an increase in female providers entering the field, and one MSO is capitalizing on the trend. 

The DSO field is preparing for a more active second half of the year as executives look to a potentially more optimistic economy, according to Henry Moomaw, CFO at Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management.

The average annual salary for dental hygienists increased by 5.9% between 2023 and 2024, while inflation is currently down by 19.5%.

Madison, Wis.-based Affordable Dental Care recently broke ground on its new office that will help the nonprofit double its patient volume, Madison 365 reported July 1. 

More dentists are shifting their perspectives and becoming more open to adopting artificial intelligence technology at their practices, according to VideaHealth CEO Florian Hillen. 

This month, several dental industry leaders spoke with Becker's about the most pressing issues and trends in the field, including DSO consolidation, cybersecurity threats and medical-dental integration. 

Two dentists recently completed their 1,000th robotic dental implants using the Yomi system.

California, Florida and Pennsylvania are the states that saw the most DSO activity during the second quarter of 2024.

A former staff member at the Dental College of Georgia in Augusta was sentenced to 15 years of probation for stealing nearly $300,000 from the school, The August Press reported June 28.

Several DSOs acquired, opened or affiliated with more than 60 dental practices across the U.S. during the second quarter of 2024.