The American Dental Association is urging the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to prioritize prevention science, oral-systemic health research and dental data integration in its strategic plan for fiscal years 2027-31. The ADA made recommendations in response to…
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Independence (Mo.) Surgery Center will open Oct. 14. as the region’s first dental surgery center built specifically to serve Medicaid patients who need dental surgery under anesthesia, according to an email shared with Becker’s. The physician-led, single-specialty ASC was created…
Four dental companies were recently ranked among the greeted workplaces for leadership by Newsweek. Newsweek‘s “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Leadership 2026” list recognizes companies whose leaders make an impact through clear vision, transparency and employee empowerment. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights…
Paul Petrungaro, DDS, a former Illinois dentist whose license was placed on permanent inactive status in 2025, has been sentenced to 18 months of court supervision and fined $1,500 for practicing dentistry without a license, FOX 32 Chicago reported Sept.…
Health system leaders face relentless pressure to deliver capital cost savings, eliminate equipment redundancy, and repeatedly defend replacement cycles. Yet they must often confront these challenges with incomplete data, siloed systems, and aging spreadsheet-based workflows. The result: purchasing decisions driven…
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- David Stevens, Vice President & GM, Clinical Asset Management, Trimedx
Rural dental providers are facing compounding challenges making it more difficult to treat patients and operate their practices. Here are three areas straining rural dental care access: Medicaid cuts Low Medicaid reimbursements are putting dentists in a tight financial position,…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental has closed one of its practice locations in Dunkirk, N.Y., according to a Sept. 16 report from Observer Today. Patients of the practice were sent a letter notifying them of the closure decision, which took effect Sept.…
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health plans to add more than 100 new offices in 2027, continuing a de novo growth strategy the organization has followed for more than 30 years — even as it expands beyond dentistry into an integrated healthcare…
Danbury, Conn.-based Archway Dental Partners has added its first practice in Massachusetts. The DSO partnered with Veale Dental in Easton and Dartmouth, Mass., according to a Sept. 11 news release. Archway Dental Partners supports more than 40 practices.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Specialty Dental Brands partnered with Lightspun, an AI-powered dental insurance administration platform, to automate its provider onboarding and credentialing. Lightspun’s automation has decreased the DSO’s provider onboarding timeline from up to 12 weeks to less than two weeks,…