Dental Care Alliance has appointed Doug Simpson as Chief Financial Officer and Mike Murphy as Chief Marketing Officer, strengthening its executive leadership team as the organization enters its next phase of growth. Headquartered in Sarasota, Fla., Dental Care Alliance supports…
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Dental reimbursement rate increases are continuing to lag behind inflation, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA’s “The State of the U.S. Dental Economy” update for the third quarter of 2026 compared data…
CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage, has closed a $9.2 million sale-leaseback of a five-property dental practice portfolio across Michigan. The portfolio totals 35,212-square-feet and is located in Lansing, Charlotte, Adrian, St. Joseph and Jackson, Mich., according to an Oct.…
Children are 23 percent of the U.S. population, yet pediatrics drew just 8.1 percent of matched medical residents in 2025, down from 8.8 percent in 2021, according to the Children’s Hospital Association. For children’s hospitals, that shortfall becomes a daily…
Nov 11, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Kristi McGowin, CNO and VP of Patient Care Services, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD)
- Desiree Ritter, CNO, Children’s Hospital of Los Angelas (CHLA)
- Crystle Illa, Director of Talent Acquisition, Children’s Minnesota
- Enderson Miranda, VP Strategic Accounts, AMN Healthcare
- Mike Meekins, Senior Vice President Operations, Phoenix Children’s
New California law allows unlicensed dental assistants to complete online infection control training
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1311 into law, allowing unlicensed dental assistants in California to complete required infection control training through virtual courses. Five notes:
Roughly 37% of adults reported having dental debt in 2025, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The healthcare advocacy organization analyzed December 2025 data from the Urban Institute’s Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey to create…
Medicaid funding is tightening and uncompensated care is climbing. As those pressures mount, health systems can’t afford for the clinical and financial value of care they provide to go unrecognized. Much of that gap is structural. Targeted and retrospective reviews…
Dec 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
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Presenters:
- Emily Goertz, Associate Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, UK HealthCare
- Gary Basra, Chief Technology Officer, Accuity
More than 40% of dentists have added staff so far this year, according to a survey from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA’s “The State of the U.S. Dental Economy” update for the third quarter of 2026…
Dallas-based Pearl Street Dental Partners recently appointed Rene Sauerteig as its next CEO. Mr. Sauerteig has more than 20 years of experience leading DSOs, most recently serving as the CEO of Parkview Dental Partners. Mr. Sauerteig succeeds David Meece, who…
Dentists who sold to private equity-backed groups were promised wealth creation. According to one dental CEO, many end up with a lower income, a payout that never arrived and little to show for it. Greg White, DMD, president and CEO…