Also inside: ADA presses Congress for greater oversight of dental insurance markets.

September 21, 2026

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1. The future of DSO success — Will bigger mean better? Full story

2. DC dentist sentenced in $3.4M Medicaid fraud scheme Full story

3. 4 dental leaders share a faster, more accurate approach to the month-end close. Register for the webinar.

4. Why the squeeze on dental margins is no longer temporary Full story

5. 3 states score victories against Aetna’s new dental insurance fee Full story

 

6. Operating discipline still matters in the AI era. See how dental practices + DSOs pair the two — register for the webinar.

7. 15 richest people in US healthcare: Forbes Full story

8. ADA presses Congress for greater oversight of dental payers: 6 notes Full story

9. 6 dental companies ranked among world’s best health tech companies: Time Full story

10. Weave acquired by investment firm for $650M Full story

 

11. One DSO’s 5-stage framework keeps dentists engaged in any practice setting: here.

12. 11 C-suite leaders joining DSOs Full story

13. Dental nonprofit to open 12-chair clinic in $8.2M capital campaign Full story

14. Idaho oral surgeon dies in car crash Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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

16. Standardizing utilization review is a change management problem first. NYC Health + Hospitals’ leaders explain why in this webinar.

17. Too many perioperative programs run supply, physician preference and financial targets on separate numbers. See a sharper alternative in this webinar.

18. Becker’s upcoming webinars: between-visit oncology care, revenue cycle scaling and consumer AI. See the sessions here.

 

 

 

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