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Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist hit a major network milestone more than a year after it closed on a $285 million unitranche debt facility to continue its expansion last April. Here are four updates from the DSO in 2025, starting…

Dental leaders across the U.S. are growing more concerned with the accessibility of oral healthcare as federal threats loom. The dental industry has been dealt several blows over the last few weeks regarding funding, research, workforce development and policy. Many…

Here are seven recent dental industry deals and investments totaling nearly $345 million: 1. A building in Wilmington, Del., housing an orthodontics office was sold for $1.2 million. 2. Dental supply company Henry Schein completed a $250 million strategic investment…

The American Association of Pediatric Dentists will honor 13 member dentists with awards during its annual meeting later this month. Here are the awards each dentist will receive: The AAPD includes nearly 12,000 members.

More than 70 million adults in the U.S. do not have dental insurance, according to a report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. The number of individuals who lack health insurance is about 26 million, or around 9.5% of…

Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona has partnered with High Point (N.C.) University to enhance dental education. The High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine welcomed its first class of students in September. It is the third dental school in…