Also inside: Dental Medicare benefits bill to be reintroduced in next Congress.

October 22, 2026

1. Why some DSOs have gone ‘upside down’: Exec Full story

2. Coast Dental Services to pay $3.8M to settle marketing lawsuit Full story

3. Is your DSO developing dentists, or just tracking CE hours? See how DCA Academy built a system that supports providers at every career stage. Read more.

4. US surpasses 8,000 dental shortage areas: HRSA Full story

5. Dental sleep group flags oral appliance concerrns in FDA letter Full story

 

6. Does Medicaid reimbursement decide which crown you place? Benchmark your answer against new survey data here.

7. Bill expanding dental Medicare benefits to be reintroduced in next Congress Full story

8. The dental marketing advantages money can’t buy Full story

9. Connecticut Aspen Dental office sold in $5.8M deal Full story

10. FDA recalls 4M fluoride toothpaste tubes Full story

 

11. Should every dentist follow the same growth track? One DSO says no — learn why here.

12. Aspen Group exec joins Southern Orthodontic Partners Full story

13. 5 dentists stepping into new leadership roles Full story

14. Wisconsin college launches dental hygiene, assistant programs with $3.5M clinic Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Payer contracting is now strategic. See how 4 systems adapt here.

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

17. Supply cost variation compounds across every procedure your system performs. UChicago Medicine shares its fix here.

18. Becker’s upcoming webinars: network fragmentation, cloud ERP readiness and physician compensation data. See the sessions here.

 
 

 

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