U.S. News & World Report rankings still shape how physicians refer, how patients choose and how health systems are seen. Yet many organizations treat reputation as a seasonal push rather than a year-round discipline. This whitepaper lays out how marketing…
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The Colorado Dental Board recently voted to temporarily block enforcement of a recently enacted practice ownership rule after a legal challenge was filed by the Association of Dental Support Organizations. Five notes: 1. An amended rule from the Colorado Dental…
A hospital pharmacy manages as many as 20,000 national drug codes on any given day, spread across 340B, GPO and wholesale accounts with pricing that moves constantly. Wholesaler reports and periodic consultant reviews were built to summarize that activity. They…
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An Iowa dentist was recently fined $1,000 for allegedly violating the privacy of patients who posted negative reviews online, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Aug. 25. Trung Phan, DDS, of Northpark Dental in Urbandale, Iowa, allegedly posted “unprofessional” responses to…
Healthcare supply chain teams are under pressure from every angle: labor shortages, increasing complexity and rising expectations to do more with less. At the same time, procurement itself is changing, as AI and automation reshape how the work gets done.…
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Detroit-based Seva Dental Team has continued expanding its network in Ohio with a new partnership. The DSO added Meister Dental Group in Harrison, Ohio, according to an Aug. 23 LinkedIn post. The family and cosmetic dentistry practice is led by…
Here are three recent cases involving allegations of fraud in dentistry: 1. A former administrative assistant was accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a Massachusetts dental practice. 2. A St. Augustine, Fla., bookkeeper who allegedly presented a fake Vanderbilt…
Private equity companies continue to be a driving force in dentistry despite a few recent setbacks. Seven updates: 1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Shared Practices Group, a 48-location DSO, received a strategic minority investment from M-One Capital, a private equity firm. 2.…
On paper, healthcare workforces look stable. An average of 83% of employees report feeling engaged or highly engaged. Yet more than one-third plan to leave within 12 months — nearly double the industry’s projected 18.5% turnover rate. A survey of…
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New York University had the highest first-year enrollment of any dental school in the U.S. during the 2025-26 academic year, according to data from the American Dental Association. Here are 10 dental schools with the highest first-year enrollment in 2025-26:…
