The potential reduction in pediatric dental Medicaid coverage could lead to nearly 96,000 additional cases of dental caries and $86.5 million in additional healthcare costs, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study, “Projected Oral Health…
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Minneapolis-based Park Dental recently opened a practice in Forest Lake, Minn. Park Dental decided to open the office based on the area’s growing housing market, according to Frauenshuh, a commercial real estate company. The company signed a 10-year lease for…
Power Orthodontics, an orthodontic practice in Tennessee, has opened locations in Halls and Knoxville, Tenn., according to a May 21 report from The Daily Tribune News. The practice provides services including traditional braces, Invisalign and a full range of orthodontic…
Picture a CDI team that no longer spends most of its week reworking denied claims. Encounters are flagged for documentation risk while the patient is still being treated. Coders work cleaner cases. Finance can predict cash, not chase it. That…
Jun 25, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Eric Evenson, MBA, MHA, FACHE
- Thea Campbell, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA
There are 24,500 active dental hygienists in California, the most of any state by more than 9,000 hygienists, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., there are a total of 222,740 dental hygienists. In…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners has added its first Maryland practice. The DSO partnered with Izadi Orthodontics in Timonium, Md., according to a May 21 LinkedIn post. The practice, founded in 1994, is led by Mohammad Izadi,…
Washington and California are among the highest-paying states for dental hygienists in 2026, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency updated its salary data May 15 to reflect 2025 information. Here are 10 states with…
Here are eight DSOs that have made headlines in the last week: 1. S&P Global Ratings raised its issuer credit rating on Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental, upgrading the issue-level rating on its senior secured debt to from “B-” to “B.”…
Emerging technologies and investors are carving out new opportunities for growth in the DSO field. Four disruptors to DSO growth this year: Private equity Several DSOs gained private equity investments last year as market conditions improved, including Allied OMS and…
There is no one-size-fits-all structure that will breed success for every DSO, but there are common themes woven throughout thriving groups. Finding effective ways to integrate cost-saving technologies and create some level of standardization organization-wide is a non-negotiable in 2026,…