Dental industry leaders are tracking several new trends this year regarding patient demand, dentist migration and DSO growth. Here is a summary of five new trends in 2025: 1. Middle-market DSOs and AI: Middle-market DSOs have become one of the…
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AI is no longer an emerging idea in healthcare. It’s being tested and scaled across the care continuum. But what’s actually working? This session breaks down three real-world AI use cases in healthcare that have produced measurable results. Advisory Board…
Sep 29, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Ken Weitzel
Director, Research delivery and expert partner, Advisory Board
Labor costs remain the largest expense for hospitals, yet many teams still make staffing decisions without timely, reliable data. Premium pay, overtime and agency use surge when leaders can’t see demand signals in real time or match the right clinician…
Oct 7, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Thomas Lanvers
Senior Vice President, Locumsmart
The Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee partnered with Aurora Health Care to launch a general practice residency program. As part of the program, residents will provide dental care at the school while rotating with Aurora Sinai Medical Center…
Here are six DSOs that have added new technology and services to enhance patient care and practice operations so far in 2025: 1. Avenel, N.J.-based Eastern Dental Management added Planet DDS’ Denticon platform to its network. 2. PDS Health Technologies,…
Lowcountry Family Dentistry, led by Jordan Brown, DMD, has opened in Murrells Inlet, S.C. The practice is equipped with digital imaging, 3D scanning and updated dental technology, according to an Aug. 23 news release from the Lowcountry Family Dentistry. Dr.…
Sathish Palayam, DDS, recently completed his 1,000th robotic dental implant. The procedure was completed using the Neocis Yomi implant robot, according to a LinkedIn post from the technology manufacturer. Yomi is the first FDA-cleared, robot-assisted dental surgery system in the…
Dentistry is in need of major reforms in order to protect the sustainability of practices, according to one dentist. Krista Kappus, DDS, of Fitch Mountain Dental in Healdsburg, Calif., recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss the changes that would benefit…
Despite decades of research and digital tools, inpatient diabetes outcomes haven’t improved. Sliding scale insulin, EHR protocols and fragmented workflows persist — yet national data shows little progress in reducing complications, readmissions or length of stay. Hospitals can’t afford another…
Sep 25, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Bruce Bode, MD, FACE
Atlanta Diabetes Associates
Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Glytec
The U.S. healthcare system is caught in a paradox: more patients, more spending, more technology — and yet, stagnant productivity and persistent staffing gaps. Even as health sector employment rebounded by 2.6 million jobs post-pandemic, almost half of hospitals report…
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