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Dentistry has remained a resilient field through several negative global and national events, and two dental leaders say the playbook for the next round of uncertainty is simple: stay calm and communicate, even when you don’t have all the answers.…

Larger DSOs are increasingly acquiring or affiliating with smaller groups, and Heartland Dental’s most recent deal with Foundation Dental Partners is the latest example. Becker’s has reported on several of these deals since the start of 2025. Last year, myOrthos…

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental is rounding the corner to hitting 2,000 practices in its network after recently affiliating with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Foundation Dental Partners. The addition of Foundation Dental Partners adds more than 30 locations to Heartland Dental’s existing network…

The business of running a dental practice has always been shaped by payers, but the relationship is shifting in new ways, according to one dental CEO. According to a March 2026 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the three…

Dentists who sold to private equity-backed groups were promised wealth creation. According to one dental CEO, many end up with a lower income, a payout that never arrived and little to show for it. Greg White, DMD, president and CEO…

As oral surgeons grapple with rising student loan debt and independent practices struggle to compete for new graduates, more providers are looking to partner with larger organizations.  Richard Hall, chair of the board for U.S. Oral Surgery Management in Irving,…

There is a major thread running through most of what ails dentistry right now: reimbursement hasn’t kept pace with the cost of care, and seemingly all woes flow from there.  Fee schedules are frozen, new dentists are graduating with record…

Private equity isn’t going anywhere in dental M&A, but the buyers around it are starting to change.  Five executives say the next wave of dealmaking will bring longer-term capital, a possible IPO window for the largest DSOs and new entrants…

When interest rates were low, dental service organizations could grow by buying practices at lower multiples and selling the platform at a higher one.  That worked until rates began to rise, recapitalizations stalled and the multiple-arbitrage model ran out of…

Los Angeles-based Cal Dental USA expanded when COVID-19 disrupted dentistry. As the healthcare landscape shifts again, its leadership is changing the playbook — and betting that knowing when to move may matter more than being the biggest. In March 2020,…