Dentist owners and DSOs may experience challenges recruiting staff in some states more than others as a new ranking shows which states employers are having the most trouble with hiring.
Author: Ariana Portalatin
About 33% of dentist owners plan to retire within six years, according to Dentalpost's 2024 Dental Salary Survey.
Several DSOs and dental groups have recently landed investments to support growth initiatives.
Leading Edge Oral Surgery, an oral surgery group under Dental365's network, recently acquired Eastern Long Island Oral Surgery in Center Moriches, N.Y.
Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare recently hired Srikar Vulugundam, DDS, to be its dental director as the health system prepares for the launch of its first-ever dental clinic.
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Healthcare services investing by private equity sponsors trended downward quarter over quarter in 2023, according to PitchBook's "Healthcare Services Report."
California, one of the states with the most dental shortage areas, has more than 30,000 active dentists.
Wyoming, one of the states with the fewest dental shortage areas, has 306 active dentists.
Delta Dental of Arizona and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix are collaborating to provide medical students with oral health education.
Smile Doctors has completed 59 add-on acquisitions since 2020, according to PitchBook's "Healthcare Services Report" for the fourth quarter of 2023.