Steve Bilt is the co-founder and CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands and OneSmile. The dental service organization has 5,500 employees and over 400 affiliated locations in the U.S.
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With more than 35 years of executive experience, Richard Hall has been leading the U.S. Oral Surgery Management's expansion as president and CEO.
Since joining Cleveland-based DentalOne in 2004, Melissa Marquez has climbed the ladder to become the dental service organization’s COO of the west market.
"Dental students, like many dentists, can have a fundamental fear of treating people with disabilities," Charles Bertolami, DDS, told Becker's Dental + DSO Review.
Dental service organizations have dominated in the past decade and show no signs of slowing down.
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The dental Medicaid program is beyond requiring a tune-up. The dental Medicaid program is wallowing in full-blown failure mode.
Between declining reimbursement rates and competition to keep patients, dentists and dental service organizations are faced with mounting competition.
Brian Colao serves as a Member and Director of the Dental Services Organization Industry Group at Dykema Gossett PLLC.
Mike Cole serves as the Vice President, Insurance Plan Management at Dental Care Alliance.
Professionals in the dental industry know the pressure to expand and keep up with the transitioning market. However, as expansion is on everyone's mind, reimbursement is getting tougher and dentists are competing for patients.