New ADA report shows growing number of dentists dropping insurers as challenges mount.
August 5, 2026

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1. What the DSO landscape could look like in 2031 Full story

2. 10 cheapest dental schools in the US Full story

3. Don’t buy AI RCM until you can answer these questions. Find them here.

4. 23% of dentists have dropped insurers so far in 2026 Full story

5. Why dentistry is winning the talent war against medicine Full story

 

6. Apex Dental Partners’ co-founder and clinical director on what moves AI past pilots, here.

7. 7 class-action lawsuits in dentistry Full story

8. ‘Speed with structure’: Inside Rising Tide Dental Partners’ M&A strategy Full story

9. Texas dentist awarded $3.5M grant to create AI-powered research platform Full story

10. Sage Dental acquires 9 locations from Florida practice Full story

 

11. How DSOs are governing automation at scale — and staying compliant — here.

12. 8 dentists making headlines Full story

13. EPA releases fluoride toxicity assessment protocol: 7 notes Full story

14. Imagen Dental Partners adds Texas practice Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Why AI pilots fail on behavior change: Apex Dental Partners talks clinician buy-in strategies here.

16. Automation without oversight is a liability. What leading DSOs are doing about it here.

17. Digital impressions cut one DSO’s lab costs ~24%. See how here.

18. Becker’s August webinar lineup: patient flow, pharmacy access and denials. See the sessions here.

 

 

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