Here are two acquisitions and one merger that took place in the dental industry last month: 1. Two dental practices in New Jersey merged into a new Dental365 office in Westfield, N.J. 2. Minneapolis-based beBright acquired Pediatric Dentistry of Shreveport-Bossier,…
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A former Oklahoma dental assistant has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for sexually assaulting patients while they were sedated, ABC affiliate KOCO reported May 4. Cody Stolfa, of Stillwater, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and videotaping more than…
A dental clinic in Chattanooga, Tenn., is closing July 1 because of operational and supply cost increases, according to a May 4 report from chattanoogan.com. The dental clinic, operated by the Hamilton County Health & Social Services Division, has experienced…
Continued consolidation within the dental industry has led to increased scrutiny of DSOs, leading organizations to carefully examine their operations, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Barry Lyon, DDS, director of provider recruiting and onboarding at Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke…
Paul Jacobs, DDS, has been installed as the next president of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Jacobs is the owner of Jacobs Smile Center in Escanaba, Mich. The practice provides general, cosmetic and dental sleep medicine services.…
Healthcare procurement is under pressure from every direction including rising costs, supply uncertainty and growing expectations for quality. New research based on a national Advisory Board survey of over 100 health system supply chain and executive leaders reveals how organizations…
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Most hospitals have invested heavily in visibility in the form of dashboards, daily huddle reports, capacity snapshots and more. Yet boarded emergency department patients, delayed discharges and capacity bottlenecks remain stubbornly familiar. The problem is rarely a lack of data.…
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If executed properly, private dental and oral surgery practices can grow their footprint without the need for private equity to step in, according to this practice owner. Melville, N.Y.-based All County Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery has expanded to double digit…
Physician shortages, rising competition and long hiring cycles are exposing the limits of transactional recruiting models. Health systems can no longer rely on reactive, requisition-based hiring to meet workforce needs. This webinar examines how physician recruitment leaders are evolving from…
May 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Alex Herbison, VP, Physician Solutions, AMN Healthcare
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Persistent vacancies, rising contract labor costs and limited access to local nursing education are squeezing health systems, especially in rural and regional markets. In response, many organizations are working harder to recruit. A smaller number are taking a different approach:…
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- Jeffery L. Hudson-Covolo, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE, President, Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL); Co-Founder, Sierra View Medical Center School of Nursing powered by Unitek College
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