Here are 10 dental technology and AI companies that received investments totaling more than $500 million, as reported by Becker’s in 2025:
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Traditional consultants deliver reports and recommendations — then leave hospitals to figure out the rest. It’s a model that’s falling short in today’s healthcare environment. That’s why hospitals are shifting toward co-managed partnerships. These models embed clinical and operational leaders…
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John Birkmeyer, MD
President, Medical Group, Sound Physicians
Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MD
Regional President, Sound Physicians
Melissa Buchner-Mehling, MD, CHCQM, CPHYADV, FABQAURP
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Sound Physicians
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will slash Medicaid spending by $900 billion over the next decade with an estimated 7.5 million people losing coverage. These shifts will hit health systems hard, especially those serving Medicaid expansion and undocumented…
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Here are six new statistics on dental school tuition, graduation rates, shortage areas and more: 1. Dental school tuition has increased by 26.5% for residents and 18% for nonresidents since 2017, according to data from the American Dental Association. 2.…
Healthcare leaders are working to preserve cuts to Medicaid funding as states deal with budget shortfalls and federal funding cuts. Advocacy has picked up in recent months after Congress passed the federal budget earlier this year, which aims to reduce…
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management secured a partnership with Northern Virginia Oral, Maxillofacial & Implant Surgery. The practice has three locations in Virginia, led by four board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons, according to a Dec. 4 news release. USOSM…
Here are 18 dental practice closures Becker’s has covered this year: 1. Family 1st Dental closed its offices in Plainview and Creighton, Neb., after struggling to find a new dentist. 2. The Smiling Face Company in Raleigh, N.C., suddenly closed…
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health is integrating SOTA Cloud, a cloud-based dental imaging platform, across more than 1,000 of its dental practices. SOTA Cloud eliminates the need for on-premise servers or complex IT infrastructure, helping streamline operations and reduce administrative burden,…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is poised to slash Medicaid revenue by $25 billion annually, a 70% drop in operating margin for the average hospital. With redeterminations moving to every 6 months, patients are losing coverage. Payers are escalating…
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Additional headwinds may be headed for dentistry and the overall healthcare space as leaders face inflation, staffing shortages and additional challenges. Iquebal Hasan, DDS, chief of hospital programs and clinical development at the High Point (N.C.) University Workman School of…