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Unlock savings with clinical value stewardship — Lessons from UChicago Medicine

Most supply savings programs stop at the contract, and the opportunity that remains sits in clinical detail no spend report captures. Two physicians perform the same procedure and consume different supplies at different cost. Reimbursement does not match. Multiply that…

Sep 30, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

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Allen Passerallo, Senior Vice President, Physician Preference, Vizient Inc.
Ian O’Malley, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, University of Chicago Medicine

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Dental therapy program enrollment up 533% in 5 years

Dental therapy programs have seen a 533.3% increase in total enrollment since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data showing enrollment trends for dental education programs in the U.S. Here is…

Dental assisting program enrollment down 5.2% in 5 years

Dental assisting programs have seen a 5.2% decrease in total enrollment since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data showing enrollment trends for dental education programs in the U.S. Here is…

Dental hygiene program enrollment up 15% in 5 years

Dental hygiene programs have seen a 15% increase in total enrollment since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data showing enrollment trends for dental education programs in the U.S. Here is…

The dental specialties DSOs will prioritize next

Oral surgery and orthodontics keep coming up as the specialties DSOs can’t stop circling — but three dental executives say it’s not the specialty itself that makes a practice worth acquiring. It’s the funnel behind it. Three executives recently spoke…

Dental school enrollment in the 10 states with the most dental shortage areas

There are nearly 8,000 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The agency estimates a need of 13,000 dental professionals to fill the shortages. According to the American Dental Association,…

Judge weighs whether man charged with killing dentist can act as own attorney

A judge is currently considering whether a man charged with killing a California dentist and wounding two other practice employees in a shooting can continue to act as his own attorney, FOX 5 San Diego reported Aug. 17. Mohammed Sabah…

CTA reporting requirements eliminated for most dental practices: 5 things to know

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network finalized a rule on Aug. 11 that permanently exempts U.S. small businesses, including the vast majority of dental practices, from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act, according to an Aug. 14…

Cyber criminals target DSOs, dental groups: 3 updates

Several DSOs and dental groups have experienced cyberattacks this year impacting potentially sensitive patient information. Three updates: 1. Soniva Dental Care, a 14-location DSO based in San Antonio, disclosed a cybersecurity incident affecting up to 30,000 patients across several of…

Dental hygienists need self-governance to expand access to care, ADHA argues

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association has published a white paper arguing that dental hygienists should have self-governance, not just self-regulation. The profession’s current model allows for partial oversight but not enough authority to ensure access to preventive care, according to…