Affordable Care, a DSO supporting more than 400 affiliated dental practices across 42 states, is on an opening spree in the Midwest.
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Dental hygienists make more than double the average base cost of living in most states, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Living Wage Calculator.
Dental assistants typically earn salaries just above the base cost of living in each state, but they make slightly less in four states — Hawaii, Louisiana, New York and Utah — according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Where dentists live plays a huge role in how they are compensated.
Three states have recently advanced or passed legislation affecting dentistry, including expanding Medicaid, adding to the scope of practice for dental hygienists and increasing reimbursements.
Affordable Care opened a new Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Algonquin, Ill.
Overjet is partnering with Chicago-based Great Lakes Dental Partners to be the DSO's preferred dental artificial intelligence platform.
Among rising DSO consolidation, many private dental practices see DSOs as having a competitive edge because of the benefits they are able to offer employees.
The American Dental Association's New Dentist Committee is partnering with a nonprofit to make dentists aware of mental health services available to them.
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance recently welcomed its first practice affiliation of 2022.