Here are three updates on new dental schools in the U.S.: 1. The University of Rochester (N.Y.) plans to open the Eastman School of Dentistry, the university’s first new school in more than 50 years. 2. In April, Georgia Southern…
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Chicago-based HuFriedyGroup, a dental solutions company, has signed a framework agreement to acquire the dental business of Mectron. The acquisition aims to improve HuFriedyGroup’s ability to support dental providers across prevention, implantology and oral surgery by connecting instrumentation, advanced equipment…
Rising labor costs combined with a higher cost of capital are placing a greater financial squeeze on dental practices and DSOs, according to one executive. Drew Tedlock, the director of payer relations at Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental, recently joined Becker’s…
Macroeconomic challenges combined with low payer reimbursements have led to a new level of financial strain that the dental industry may not have ever experienced before. Two dental leaders recently joined Becker’s Future of Dentistry Roundtable to discuss how dental…
Some industry observers say DSO consolidation is losing steam. Alex Sharp, DDS, CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Shared Practices Group, doesn’t see it that way. “There are some people saying that the consolidation is slowing down,” Dr. Sharp told Becker’s. “That’s…
Precision medicine is delivering measurable performance in value-based care, but the returns often lag the costs. This whitepaper examines financing levers that can help healthcare executives and value-based care leaders advance the clinical and financial benefits of precision medicine. It…
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The Idaho Board of Dentistry has adopted a new policy on the use of AI in dental clinical practice Oct. 9. The policy, issued through the state’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, applies to dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists…
By 2027, three shifts stop being “coming soon” and become operational reality: TEFCA’s FHIR-based exchange requirements take effect, agentic AI moves into production across the enterprise and workforce economics stay tight. The organizations that pull ahead won’t be the ones…
Dec 8, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Joanna White, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Lead Healthcare Solutions Executive, Infor
- Roger Russell, Sr. Director, Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor
- De'Juan Parker, Sr. Director, Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor
Cancer care is heading into its most disruptive decade. Demand is rising, the oncology workforce can’t keep pace and reimbursement pressure continues to build. At the same time, the therapies reshaping the field are outrunning the systems meant to deliver…
Dec 2, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
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- Kelley D. Simpson, MBA, Healthcare Leadership — Managing Director, Leader of Oncology Services, Advisory Services, Premier Inc.
- Douglas B. Flora, MD, Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services, President-Elect, Yung Family Cancer Center at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Association of Cancer Care Centers
One health system cut its trash can liner options from 60 to 20 and saved $3 million a year. That’s a single product category. Indirect spend on office supplies, furniture and cleaning products rarely gets the scrutiny clinical spend does,…
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