Several dental practices and clinics have closed this year due to funding challenges and unexpected events.
Here are eight closures to know from 2025 so far:
1. Lewiston, Maine-based Community Clinical Services plans to close its pediatric dental clinic May 1 due to budgetary shortfalls. The clinic posted a notice on its website April 2 stating that it must shutter certain services and lay off staff due to funding obstacles caused by the state’s Medicaid budget shortfall and ongoing federal funding challenges.
2. A dental clinic in Bloomfield, Wis., was unexpectedly closed in April, but the building was left open. The office was left completely unlocked, causing concern about patient medical records and billing information being potentially exposed.
3. Medgaus Dental Group in Monroeville, Pa., closed after the unexpected death of its owner, Carl Medgaus, DMD. The practice posted on its website that it would be closing its doors, leading patients to seek reimbursements for services that were paid for but not yet completed.
4. St. Paul, Minn.-based Hope Dental Clinic closed after its efforts to raise more funding failed. The clinic was recently struggling with a lack of funding, leading it to lay off its staff in December. The facility required nearly $100,000 each month to keep its doors open, but efforts to raise this funding were not successful. The clinic filed for bankruptcy in February and announced its plans to auction off its furniture and equipment.
5. A Connecticut orthodontics office closed March 20 after a car drove into its waiting room.
6. Patients were left with questions after The Kid’s Dentist in Liverpool, N.Y., temporarily closed without explanation. A message sent to patients states that the office closed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” but no additional information was provided. Patients affected by the closure were advised to contact the New York State Dental Association for help retrieving records or finding a new provider.
7. My Community Dental Centers, a Michigan nonprofit organization serving underserved communities, closed six of its offices due to financial constraints. The organization decided to close the offices after completing a comprehensive operational sustainability evaluation as it faces rising care costs, workforce challenges and demands for higher wages, West Michigan Newspop reported. The closures are aimed at helping the nonprofit stabilize its operations, reduce debt and direct resources to strengthen its remaining offices.
8. Elmira, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Orthodontics abruptly closed this month due to personal and financial reasons. Jason Horn, DDS, the owner, informed patients that the practice declared bankruptcy and would not be able to reimburse patients.
