Author: Ariana Portalatin

The Iowa Dental Board recently reinstated the license of Paymun Bayati, DDS, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 24. Dr. Bayati was convicted in April 2024 of being intoxicated while performing dental work. He later agreed to surrender his license…

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has partnered with Gresham (Ore.) Smile Designs. The practice is led by Matthew Vogel, DMD, according to a Dec. 29 news release. The practice offers a variety of dental services, including preventive care, restorative dentistry,…

Becker’s has compiled lists of DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions from each quarter of 2025. Here are five states with the most DSO activity this year: California Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Azusa Modern Dentistry; Grand Terrace Modern Dentistry; Rocklin…

There have been several major shifts in the dental workforce over the last few years that DSOs and dental practice owners should know, according to Barry Lyon, DDS.  Dr. Lyon, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and…

Carolina Dental Group in Greenville, S.C., was damaged in an overnight fire, WSPA reported Dec. 29. The Boiling Springs Fire Department received a call about the fire Dec. 28 around 10:30 p.m. local time. The fire was brought under control…

Here are four dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

Texas, Florida and Connecticut have seen the most DSO activity during the fourth quarter of 2025. Becker’s compiled a list of more than 70 DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions during the fourth quarter.  Here is how DSOs expanded in these…

Here are 11 key DSO updates from December: 1. Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS added its first New Jersey practice. 2. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened several locations in Texas, Washington, Utah and Wyoming. 3. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added a…

Here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in New York since September: 1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners added Bright Healthy Smiles to its network. 2. A New York dental office filed a legal…

An Arizona family has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against an oral surgeon after a man died following a dental procedure, ABC 15 Arizona reported Dec. 22.  Derek Swanson, 40, visited Derek Lamb, DMD, in March 2023 for a dental…