Several states have enacted laws aimed at expanding scopes of practice for dental professionals, solving licensure and reimbursement challenges and expanding oversight of healthcare transactions. Here are six bills passed since July, listed by state: California 1. California Gov. Gavin…
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Chicago-based Aspen Dental has opened a full-service practice in Missoula, Mont., led by Trevor Given, DMD. Dr. Given independently owns and operates the practice, with Ryan Sylvester, DDS, serving as managing clinical director, according to an Oct. 15 news release…
Nine in 10 voters support Medicare dental benefits, according to a national poll conducted by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. The organization partnered with Marketing for Change to create this poll, which used a mixed-methods approach and included an…
Twelve Arkansas counties had no actively practicing full-time dentists in 2024, according to a dashboard published Oct. 12 by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. The nonprofit health policy center created the dashboard with a Strategic Initiative Grant from the…
Here are six of the largest DSOs that have expanded their networks in the last month: 1. Dental Associates of Florida, a practice supported by Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance, opened a new location. The new location, which opened Sept.…
Amassing locations is no longer the guaranteed path to growth it once was for dental organizations. Now the question is less about how fast a group can expand and more about whether a new location or partnership will actually pay…
Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners entered Illinois and Indiana in Q3, adding a multi-site pediatric dentistry and orthodontic practice as its 12th partnership of 2026. The company highlighted its accomplishments and growth during the third quarter in an Oct. 12 news…
Healthcare has a peculiar talent for embracing operational innovation in principle while resisting the very changes required to achieve it. Too often, the fear of messing up (FOMU) wins out over the fear of missing out (FOMO), signaling that your…
Nov 18, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
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- Aled Miles, OBE, CEO, Intellistack and the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States
- Sarah Galyon, Senior Industry Practice Director, Intellistack
Hospitals don’t always need more beds to create capacity. They need intelligence to make better decisions sooner, and the ability to turn those decisions into coordinated action. Too often, patient decisions happen after delays have already taken place. Discharge barriers…
Nov 18, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Deanna Parker, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN, Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, UofL Health Downtown
- Michelle Skinner, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Clinical Executive, TeleTracking
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has named Erica Woolard its vice president of patient access. Ms. Woolard has spent the last 16 years with DCA, most recently serving as the company’s senior director of schedule optimization. Ms. Woolard announced her…