Japanese chemical manufacturer Mitsui Chemicals plans to acquire South Jordan, Utah-based Ultradent for $900 million. Mitsui’s U.S. subsidiary will acquire Ultradent through a new holding company, according to a June 12 news release. The deal aims to expand the company’s…
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Patient balances continue to rise, but adding billing staff isn’t a sustainable answer for growing dental organizations. Many billing teams are stuck chasing payments manually, balancing patient communications across multiple locations, and trying to improve collections in a challenging labor…
Jul 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Pam Draper, Vice President, Operations, Partnerships for Dentists
- Samantha Champagnie, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Imagen Dental Partners
- Aphton McElheney, Head of Customer Success, Pearly
The American Dental Association’s Forsyth Institute has selected PDS Health Technologies to implement a dental-optimized instance of Epic at its in-house dental clinic in Somerville, Mass. The clinic, Forsyth Faculty Associates, hosts the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and…
Nearly 9.6 million people, or 4% of U.S. adults, have traveled outside the country for dental care, primarily seeking lower cost dental treatment, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. CareQuest released its “State of…
The average annual salary for orthodontists has increased by nearly 20% since 2022, but is still less than that of 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS recently released updated compensation data to reflect 2025 information,…
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has expanded its partnership with dental AI company Overjet, integrating AI across three dental workflows, according to a June 15 news release from Overjet. The DSO supports more than 400 practices and 900 dentists across…
Most health systems still treat pharmacy as a line-item expense to control. Leaders at Ochsner Health, St. Luke’s Health System, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven Health System are taking a different approach—leveraging pharmacy intelligence, AI-enabled workflows and data-driven decision-making to improve medication…
Jul 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Deborah Simonson, PharmD, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Ochsner Health
- Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, BCMTMS, 340B ACE, Senior Director, Ambulatory, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy Services, St. Luke's Health System
- Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
- Marjorie Lazarre, PharmD, MHA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health System
California currently has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA updated its dashboard showcasing data on health professional shortages June 15. The dashboard shows there are 7,944…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Oral Surgery Partners recently added a Kansas practice to its network. The organization partnered with Evan Moody, DDS, MD, of Wichita, Kan., according to a June 15 post on the company’s website. Dr. Moody is a board-certified oral…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added a Washington dental practice to its network. The dental partnership organization affiliated with Pineview Aesthetic & Family Dentistry in Bellevue, Wash., according to a June 15 post on the company’s website. Pineview Aesthetic…