Below are dental industry partnerships reported by Becker’s Dental Review in 2020, organized chronologically:
- SmileDirectClub partnered with Walmart and rolled out a suite of products sold exclusively in the retailer’s stores and on its website.
- Young teledentistry company The TeleDentists partnered with digital health solution supplier Competitive Health to expand virtual dental care.
- Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental teamed up with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in a value-based payment model deal.
- Delta Dental of California and Lendeavor partnered to develop a $200 million post-pandemic loan program for its independent provider network across 15 states and Washington, D.C.
- The Florida Dental Association entered an exclusive partnership with Bento, a cloud-based dental benefits technology company based in Boston.
- Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub partnered with Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands as part of its direct-to-office treatment model.
- The American Dental Association and Bayer collaborated to create a teaching tool that recommends considering nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to manage acute pain.
- Henry Schein partnered with The Dentists Supply Co. to launch TDSC.com, an online-only option for purchasing dental supplies.
- The TeleDentists partnered with healthcare services provider FlexCare Digital Health to offer its services to more employees.
- Oral-B joined nonprofit Dental Lifeline Network in an initiative to improve the oral health of underserved communities.
- SmileDirectClub partnered with Dallas-based Deca Dental, integrating the DSO’s more than 100 affiliated practices into its network.
- Boston-based teledentistry company Virtudent entered a partnership in which it offers its teledentistry services to Guardian’s approximately 7 million members.
- SmileDirectClub added Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based DSO Unified Smiles to its partner network.
- SmileDirectClub partnered with U.S. dental insurance provider MetLife.
- SmileDirectClub partnered with Arlington, Texas-based Altius Healthcare Management, a DSO with 29 offices.
- The Texas Dental Association entered an exclusive partnership with Bento for its perks program.
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