Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed legislation April 15 that increases the reimbursement rate for general anesthesia given during dental procedures. The law increases the reimbursement rate from $151 to $203 for every 15 minutes a patient is under general anesthesia.…
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Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental recently opened offices in Tennessee and Florida. The Tennessee office is located in Mt. Juliet, and led by Auric Bhattacharya, DMD, and Charles Meredith, DDS. The second office, in Ormond Beach, Fla., is led by…
Standard Dental Labs, a Florida-based dental laboratory consolidator, added Brendan Cummins to its board of directors April 17. Mr. Cummins has more than 35 years of experience working in public and private markets, including senior-level roles in electronic trading, technology,…
The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has been awarded $3.7 million to create a clinic to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Specialty Care Clinic will include eight operative units, a wheelchair tilt, a wheelchair accessible…
The American Dental Association has revised its guidelines for sedation and general anesthesia in dentistry. The updates, developed by experts from eight dental and medical organizations, mark the first comprehensive revisions in nearly a decade, the ADA said April 20.…
Federal policy changes under the Trump administration could have a larger impact on dental organizations, including DSOs. Barry Lyon, DDS, director of provider recruiting and onboarding at Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about how changes to Medicaid and…
Healthcare organizations are not lacking data, they are lacking timely, actionable insight at the point of care. As health systems continue to invest in data infrastructure, many still struggle to translate that data into workflows clinicians can use. In this…
Jun 4, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Andrew Behan, Vice President Customer Success, Navina
- Rajan Gurunathan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health - Hospital from Home
- Justin F. Klamerus, MD, MMM, Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, McLaren Health Care
- Mandy Bodily-Bartrum, SVP of Infection Prevention, Quality, and Data Analytics, Vibra Healthcare
- Mike Hancock, MHA, AVP of Proactive Care Operations, Canyons Region, Intermountain Health
Many health systems are deploying AI tools, but UC San Diego Health is emerging as a leading example of AI as an operating model, where it has embedded across clinical care, operations, and patient experience rather than deployed as isolated…
May 12, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc, Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health
- Marlene Millen, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, UC San Diego Health
- Matt Sakumoto, MD, Chief Clinical Product Officer at Nabla
Many health systems have AI pilots running, but only 4% have scaled AI with measurable outcomes. This second annual CIO report, based on a survey and 1:1 interviews with more than 60 health system technology leaders, reveals what is driving…
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Community members and dental industry leaders are remembering a Virginia dentist who was recently killed in a murder-suicide. Cerina Fairfax, DDS, was a dentist at Dr. Fairfax & Associates Family Dentistry in Fairfax, Va. Her body was discovered April 16…