Dental schools have taught students that oral health and overall health are inseparable — that a cleaning appointment is also an opportunity to catch a warning sign about a patient’s heart, blood sugar or bone density. But belief in that…
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Economic challenges, evolving dentist expectations and technology advancements have led to shifts in how DSOs approach growth and financial stability. Here is what six DSO executives have recently shared about their predictions for which factors will lead to DSO success…
This month, dental professionals spoke with Becker’s about growth strategies, macroeconomic challenges, legislative changes and more. Here is what five dental professionals told us in August: US Oral Surgery Management exec on M&A: ‘We’ve had to be even more disciplined’…
Dentistry doesn’t have an access problem or a workforce problem, according to a group dental leaders — it has a design problem. State practice acts, licensing requirements and credentialing rules were built for a version of dentistry that no longer…
Landing the first job out of dental school can shape a new dentist’s entire career trajectory — for better or worse. The right role could lead to mentorship, confidence and a pathway to further career growth, while the wrong role…
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As DSOs sharpen their focus on which specialties are worth building around, one keeps rising to the top of the list: pediatric dentistry. Barry Lyon, DDS, recently joined the “Becker’s Dental + DSO Review Podcast” to discuss why pediatric practices…
Growth for many dental organizations is often measured by new practices added. But for U.S. Oral Surgery Management, 2026 has been less about the size of the network and more about what happens after a practice joins it. Alisa Ulrey,…
At their core, the U.S. and Canadian dental markets share many more similarities than differences, according to this CEO. The actual practice of dentistry doesn’t switch too much across the borders and that in both countries dentistry is a people…
Expanding scope-of-practice for dental hygienists, assistants and therapists, updating the dental insurance and reimbursement space and strengthening the dental workforce pipeline are just a few of the policy changes that dentists and dental service organization executives want to see implemented. …
An increasing number of DSOs are leaning toward joint venture partnerships with dentists to support network growth, according to one executive. Ashish Bagai, co-CEO and head of business development at Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners, recently spoke with Becker’s about…