Here are four notable mergers and acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in February: 1. Dallas Nibert, DDS, and Nika Hettlinger, DDS, opened a consolidated, shared dental practice in Barboursville, W.Va. 2. Overland Park, Kan.-based Aria Care Partners…
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An Indiana woman has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $50,000 from an orthodontics practice, The 812 reported March 5. Jennifer Fullenkamp was an employee of Batesville, Ind.-based Scheele Orthodontics. She was arrested in August 2024 on charges…
Georgia is allocating additional funding in its amended fiscal year 2026 budget to support oral healthcare in the state. Three notes: 1. Included in the budget is $150,000 for the Georgia Mission of Mercy program, an outreach program led by…
A Texas man was recently arrested for allegedly practicing dentistry without a license, KTRK reported March 4. Police reported seeing several people waiting to receive dental care when they arrived at an apartment building to arrest Eduardo Rivero Rios, 61.…
Virginia recently enacted two staffing bills related to dental assistants and hygienists. Four notes: 1. SB 282 creates a licensure pathway for internationally educated dentists to become hygienists. 2. HB 970 allows a dental assistant with 1,800 hours of clinical…
Dental industry jobs are among the roles most likely to include a signing bonus, according to a Feb. 26 report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab. The Hiring Lab reported that signing bonus offers remain above pre-pandemic levels despite declines in recent…
A bill in the Idaho House of Representatives aims to expand the scope of practice for dental hygienists in the state. House Bill 805 allows dental hygienists to perform all dental services within the hygienist’s education, training and experience, as…
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed legislation March 3 that creates a pathway for foreign-trained dentists to obtain a hygienist license. Three notes: 1. House Bill 1254 allows dentists who graduated from dental schools outside of the U.S. and have earned…
All but one dental specialty experienced a decrease in private equity deals in 2025, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report analyzes private equity trends during the fourth quarter of 2025 in addition…
DSOs are eyeing new opportunities for scalable growth this year, while also continuing to invest in initiatives that have brought them success in the past. Here are three key trends driving DSO growth this year: Artificial intelligence Becker’s has reported…