After a prolonged period of tight credit markets and stalled PE exits, the dental industry’s capital markets are showing signs of life, but the money isn’t flowing everywhere. Three recent deals — Smile Doctors’ $125 million raise, Lone Peak Dental…
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Behavioral health conditions affect roughly 30% of patients, yet these patients remain among the costliest and most challenging to connect to appropriate care. Tufts Medicine launched a tech-enabled navigation program that identifies at-risk patients at key moments and connects them…
Sep 18, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Jenny Chiang, MD, SVP Community Engagement and Market Growth, Tufts Medicine Integrated Network
- Nishi Rawat, MD, Chief Clinical Officer and GM Automated Transitions, Bamboo Health
Oral health leaders have been battling for and against certain initiatives in the interest of preserving best practices and preventing changes that could negatively impact patient care and practice operations. Here are five recent controversies affecting the dental industry: 1.…
Five dental schools saw an decrease in their average four-year tuition rates in the last year, according to new data from the American Dental Association. Here is where four-year resident tuition rates decreased for dental school students between the 2024-25…
Sixty dental schools saw an increase in their average four-year tuition rates in the last year, according to new data from the American Dental Association. Here is where four-year resident tuition rates increased for dental school students between the 2024-25…
The outpatient surgical landscape is expanding fast. More than 6,300 Medicare-certified ASCs now operate across the U.S. In this discussion, leaders from Cypress Surgery Center and Desert Surgical Specialists share how they are approaching outpatient robotics and why simplicity is…
Sep 21, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Cynthia Meaux, Market CEO, Cypress Surgery Center Wichita, Surgery Partners
- Ben Hanshaw, DO, General Surgeon, Desert Surgical Specialists, Phoenix, AZ
The number of DSO-affiliated dentists could continue to grow as dental school graduates look for career stability and growth opportunities offered by these organizations. Barry Lyon, DDS, recently spoke with Becker’s about the factors driving DSO affiliation among young dentists.…
The revenue cycle has outgrown the generalist. Take the federal Independent Dispute Resolution process, or Federal IDR: a payment pathway with rules and timelines so specific that broad, generalist teams routinely leave earned dollars behind. Payer contracting, coding and denials…
Oct 6, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Amanda Whitener, Sr. Director, Client Development, nimble solutions
- Chris Ballentine, Subject Matter Expert for No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR), nimble solutions
The next phase of healthcare AI won’t be won by adding more pilots. It will be won by the systems that figure out what deserves to scale, what should stop and how to measure both. Huron’s 2026 Executive Provider Research…
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- Kay Burke, VP, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, UCSF Health
- Nagesh Badarla, Healthcare Managing Director, Digital and AI, Huron
- Alene Cuellar, Healthcare Managing Director, Digital, Huron
Most oncology programs are built around the clinic visit. But much of what determines a patient’s experience happens outside it — symptoms that worsen at home, caregivers who struggle without guidance, social needs that surface mid-treatment and questions that go…
Sep 22, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Dr. Bobby Green, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer and President, Thyme Care
- Dr. Brian Dorsey, SVP, Clinical Innovation and Delivery Design, Thyme Care
- Michael Markowicz, Chief Legal Officer, Thyme Care
- Jessa Kelley, Chief of Staff, Thyme Care