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Higher reimbursements, practice success and more employees are included on the list of things dentists are hoping to get in 2023. 

In 2022, Heartland Dental supported the merger of three Canadian DSOs — 123Dentist, Altima Dental and Lapointe Group — to create the largest DSO in the country.

Several DSO executives spoke with Becker's this year to discuss their organizations' growth and challenges in the industry. 

Rising labor costs and DSO expansion are among the things dental industry leaders are expecting to see in 2023.

Practice growth, integrated medical-dental care and financial challenges were among some of the topics dental professionals spoke with Becker's about this month. 

Integrated dental-medical care is no longer just a distant possibility, but reality.

Recruiting dental professionals who share the same core values of providing the best care to patients is among the top focuses in 2023 for Lexington, Ky.-based PepperPointe Partnerships. 

Despite rising operating costs, insurance reimbursement rates for dentists have remained stagnant this year, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

The effects of student debt weigh heavily on former dental students' wallets and on the industry itself.

Practice growth and maintaining financial stability are just a few goals for dentists, dental executives and their practices going into 2023.