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The American Dental Association is supporting dentists dealing with claim downcoding by third-party insurers. Five notes:  1. The ADA said Oct. 7 that it will support states and dental providers addressing downcoding in response to increased reports of the practice.…

A dental practice in Cape Coral, Fla., that is leased to Heartland Dental, was sold for $3.1 million, according to an Oct. 6 report from Business Observer. The 3,918-square-foot practice operates as Chiquita Dental Care and is supported by Effingham,…

Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Speciality Management has added its first practice in New York City.  The MSO partnered with New York Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implant Center, according to an Oct. 7 news release. The practice is led…

Danbury, Conn.-based Archway Dental Partners acquired five dental offices in Connecticut.  The DSO, which was launched in 2024, said in an Oct. 6 LinkedIn post that the acquisitions make it the largest DSO in the state.  Here are the practices…

Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners has added Riverdale Park (Md.) Pediatric Dentistry to its network.  Riverdale Park Pediatric Dentistry includes five pediatric dentists providing preventive, cosmetic and restorative services.  Salt Dental Partners recently celebrated achieving 300% growth over the last two…

About 25% of dentists have dropped out of insurance networks so far this year, according to the American Dental Association’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report for the third quarter of 2025. The ADA’s Health Policy Institute surveyed…

The American Dental Association has asked U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to clarify recent policy changes that could affect the dental education workforce.  The new policies include restrictions for the entry of certain nonimmigrant workers and a new $100,000 fee…