Featured Perspectives

Atlanta-based Benevis plans to continue its mission of increasing dental care accessibility in 2024, according to CEO Bryan Carey. 

Dental students choosing to go directly to DSOs after graduating dental school could increase consolidation in the dental industry. 

Dallas-based MB2 Dental is one of the largest DSOs in the U.S. and is coming off another year of high growth and expansion, with the company supporting more than 600 practices and more than 1,300 dentists.

Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists supports more than 30 practices and 90 locations across 11 states, making it one of the largest specialty MSOs in the U.S.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental plans to add more than 130 practices to its network through de novo offices and affiliations. 

The training of new dentists, the upward impact of DSOs and the rise of medical-dental integration are three trends that leaders in the dental industry are following.

The advancement and integration of AI into the dental industry is something that many throughout the space are keeping tabs on.

Shifting DSO acquisition strategy, evolving supplier strategy and employees leaving the industry are three trends that one CEO has seen in 2023 and expects to spill over into next year.

Lexington, Ky.-based PepperPointe Partnerships has affiliated dental practices throughout Kentucky, New York and Virginia.

Overjet has big plans to continue its innovation in the dental artificial intelligence space and build upon its success from this year.