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Nevada State Sen. Heidi Seevers Gansert filed a bill that would require dental insurers in the state to spend premium dollars on patient dental care, NBC affiliate News4 reported Dec. 9. 

Dental Care Alliance has added a three-location practice in Virginia to its network.

Here are five dental groups and DSOs that have expanded their networks in the Southwest region since Nov. 3:

Here are six dental groups and DSOs that have expanded their footprint in the Midwest since Nov. 9:

Tension between DSOs and practice owners and payers is growing as operating costs continue to rise while reimbursement rates remain low.

Planet DDS is partnering with Overjet to incorporate AI into its Apteryx and Denticon software.

Here are eight dental groups who have added East Coast practices since Nov. 7:

Here are three dental groups that have added practices in the West Coast in the last 30 days:

Bangor (Maine) Children's Dentistry recently purchased a dental clinic in Rumford, which was slated for closure due to staffing shortages, the Sun Journal reported Dec. 8.

A law to regulate dental payer spending in Massachusetts was recently signed into law after being approved by voters in November, ABC affiliate WCVB reported Dec. 8.