This month, dental industry leaders spoke with Becker’s about new initiatives, workplace culture, dental practice success and more. Here is what five dental leaders told Becker’s in October: What will make or break the future of dental practice success Corey…
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The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is permanently closing one of its dental clinics in Cambridge, Mass., according to an Oct. 26 report from The Harvard Crimson. The dental clinic was temporarily closed in April following an electrical fire, which…
Here are seven dental industry updates that have taken place in Virginia since July: 1. Salt Lake City-based Nuvia Dental Implant Center opened a practice location in Richmond, Va. 2. Dental practices in Virginia are having trouble with dental hygienist…
A vital program to the survival of the country’s most vulnerable hospitals has announced a change that could significantly impact eligible hospitals. For more than 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been an upfront discount model to hospitals…
Dec 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Beth Feldpush
Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, America’s Essential Hospitals
Nicole Faucher
President, Clearway Health
Shannon Sale
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Grady Health System
Allison Arant
Senior Vice President, Client Development and Marketing, Clearway Health
Rising costs, fragmented systems and performance pressures are pushing hospitals to their limits. But some health systems are turning that pressure into progress — using trusted data and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable improvement. For nearly twenty years, Health Catalyst…
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Workplace culture has become a consistent focal point among dental organizations in recent years as factors like pay and benefits become less important to employees. DSOs and dental practices have made this shift to grapple with ongoing workforce shortages, particularly…
A Connecticut dentist was recently ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and serve three years of probation after a patient’s death, CT Post reported Oct. 24. Chukym Alexis-Johnson, DDS, was performing an implant procedure on 81-year-old Maureen Scott in December…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has added a Las Vegas practice to its network. The DSO affiliated with Siena Hills Family Dental, led by Khanh Nguyen, DDS, according to an Oct. 24 LinkedIn post. Heartland Dental supports more than 1,880 locations…
Laredo (Texas) Orthodontics has issued a public service announcement warning the dental industry about the dangers of at-home orthodontics, also known as “fashion braces.” There is a growing trend of individuals without the proper education or credentials who are advertising…
An Alabama dentist’s struggle with Medicaid reimbursements highlights an ongoing challenge among clinicians in the industry, Stateline reported Oct. 23. Six notes: 1. Carson Cruise, DMD, is the owner of Pediatric Dentistry of Florence, and the only board-certified pediatric dentist…