The Association of Dental Support Organizations has filed a legal challenge against the Colorado Dental Board over an amendment that bars DSOs from owning dental practices.
The amended rule prohibits DSOs from serving as proprietors of dental practices and states that a dentist who works at a DSO that is a proprietor of a dental practice may be subject to disciplinary action.
The amendement was adopted earlier this year following the 2025 Dental Practice Act Sunset Bill, which included various updates to dental licensing, scope of practice and board oversight.
The ADSO said July 30 that the board “overstepped its authority in rulemaking” with the amendment because the Sunset Bill did not mention DSOs anywhere in its text. The group also argued that the board’s restrictions threaten dental access for Medicaid patients in the state.
The organization is asking the Colorado Court of Appeals to set aside the rule changes.
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, which includes the dental board, declined to comment when contacted by Becker’s.
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