Dental PPO plans cover preventive care, but patients absorb a significant share of costs for more common restorative procedures, according to data from DentalInsurance.com. Here is how much patients pay out of pocket for four common procedures under a PPO…
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Revive Dental, a nonprofit community dental center in Chattanooga, Tenn., broke ground on a new facility, according to an Aug. 27 report from Local 3 News. The expansion will triple the center’s capacity, allowing it to serve up to 15,000…
A free dental clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, has closed after Choffin Career & Technical Center paused its dental assisting program due to low enrollment, WFMJ reported Aug. 27. The Choffin Free Dental Clinic relied on students in the center’s dental…
Houston-based Specialty1 Partners has prioritized joint venture partnerships this year as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Seven updates from the DSO in 2026: 1. The DSO was included on the 2026 Inc. 5000 Regionals list of the…
Texas has the highest annual median wage for specialty dentists of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In total, there were five states where the median wage for specialty dentists was more than $240,000. Below…
The ROI of Unification: Why Smart Organizations Are Shifting to End-to-End RCM—And How Yours Can Too
Efficiency is the key to unlocking yield that can be reinvested into your organization and patient outcomes. But with separate revenue cycle solutions, even if they’re successful on their own, efficiencies can’t be maximized—and neither can your yield. In this…
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A number of states have enforced, enacted and introduced dental loss ratio legislation this year, with dentists in a handful of additional states advocating for the change. Here are six updates on dental loss ratio, as reported by Becker’s so…
Picture a system where at-risk patients are flagged for early intervention, where primary care has the tools to act, and where coordinated, multidisciplinary care is delivered at scale. For most organizations, that picture is blocked by fragmented care and siloed…
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Dental professionals are optimistic that growing enrollment in dental hygiene programs and increased retention rates will help alleviate workforce shortages in the field. But others say more work is needed before further improvements can take place. Enrollment in dental hygiene…
A New York man was recently arrested for breaking into a dental office and damaging equipment, The Ithaca Voice reported Aug. 27. New York State Police responded to a report of a burglary at McCutcheon, Patel, Livermore & Associates in…