Dental consolidation contines, reimbursements shrink and the hygienist shortage isn’t ending.

July 15, 2026

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1. Guardian Dentistry Partners acquires Select Dental Management, adds 38 locations Full story

2. Physician pay drops, ACOs gain under CMS’ 2027 proposal: 8 things to know Full story

3. The DSO leaders at PDS Health, Permanente Dental Group, Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental, ClearChoice and Tend are all in the same room Sept. 14-15 in Chicago. Apply to attend Becker’s 5th Annual Future of Dentistry Roundtable as a reviewer here.

4. Smile Doctors secures $125M in capital, closes in on 600 practices Full story

5. How general dentist pay compares to 25 healthcare roles Full story

 

6. Even strong AI gets ignored when it’s outside the clinical workflow. How leaders are responding here.

7. Inside dentistry’s new ‘economic reality’ Full story

8. Rising Tide Dental Partners expands network by 22%, appoints COO Full story

9. What will finally solve the hygienist shortage? 5 leaders weigh in Full story

10. Average gross billings for owner dentists surpassed $1M in 2025 Full story

 

11. What does collections recovery look like for a multi-location DSO without adding staff? Imagen Dental Partners shows the workflow here.

12. 8 dental Medicaid updates for dentists to know Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

13. The next five years of DSO growth won’t look like the last five. Consolidation is intensifying, costs are climbing, and the operators with a clear strategy will win. Build yours at Becker’s Dental + DSO Virtual Event — 1-4 p.m. Central time Aug. 4. Register here.

14. The AI adoption barriers DSOs rarely talk about openly — here.

15. Patient balances are rising — but headcount can’t. How Imagen Dental Partners closed the gap here.

16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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