Here are five dental industry fraud cases Becker’s has covered so far in 2025: 1. A woman in Florida was accused of using unauthorized dental practices to run a $11.2 million fraud operation. 2. Tiffany Denyse Young, a former dental…
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Here are 11 notable DSO updates from the last two months: 1. Dallas-based MB2 Dental grew its network to 800 practices across the U.S. with the addition of a pediatric dental practice in New York. 2. Houston-based Specialty1 Partners introduced…
Here are five recent dental industry deals worth more than $836 million combined: 1. CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm, closed a dental sale-leaseback portfolio in Ohio for $5.47 million. 2. A retail property in Plover, Wis.,…
The University of Pikeville (Ky.) has received initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation for its new dental school. The Tanner College of Dental Medicine will be the first dental school in Eastern Kentucky and is expected to welcome…
The American Dental Association is warning dentists of a phishing scam involving membership renewals. The organization said Sept. 10 that at least one member received a fraudulent email warning them their membership would be suspended unless they clicked on a…
Federal and state regulators are turning up the heat, especially in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage. From heightened audit activity to stricter diagnosis coding rules, payers are under growing pressure to get documentation, chart reviews and claims submission right the first…
Oct 15, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Cereasa Horner
Director of Policy and Payment Integrity, CERIS
Steven Hamilton
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Payal Nanavati
Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
The average annual salary for dental hygienists has increased by more than 20% since 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for hygienists have increased each year since many of these professionals joined the Great Resignation…
Here are 36 DSO milestones that have taken place so far in 2025:
Dental AI company Pearl introduced Imagecheck, an AI-powered dental radiograph quality assurance program. Imagecheck provides automated feedback on the diagnostic quality of 2D dental X-rays in real time, helping practices ensure accuracy, efficiency and compliance, according to a Sept. 11…
California has more than 30,000 dentists, nearly double the number in Texas (16,692), the state with the second-largest supply, according to recent data from the American Dental Association. Five states have fewer than 500 dentists: Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota,…