Reisterstown, Md.-based Real Diagnostics has acquired SimplyTest, a provider of saliva-based oral health tests, expanding the clinical laboratory into dental practices. SimplyTest’s flagship PERIO test identifies key periodontal pathogens to help clinicians personalize patient care and monitor periodontal health over…
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From dental school contracts to company acquisitions to research initiatives, here are 10 new investments into dentistry worth more than $860 million, as reported by Becker’s since Sept. 8:
Minh Phuong Dong, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Loma Linda (Calif.) University School of Dentistry, received an award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to develop a way to predict how patients with oral cancer will…
The cheap-money era that dominated the last few years let DSOs grow by buying up practices. With interest rates now higher and multiples lower, three executives say that playbook is over, and the groups that last will be the ones…
DSOs will need to be more methodical with their investments and enhance their value creation for partner dentists in order to remain successful as challenges mount, several executives have recently shared with Becker’s. Here is what five dental leaders have…
DentalXChange, a dental revenue cycle management technology company, has named Scott Hampel as its president. Mr. Hampel has more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience. As president of DentalXChange, he will lead product, operations and engineering organizations, according to…
Engineered peptides that sense disease conditions in the mouth could give dentists a more precise way to control cavity-causing bacteria and repair early lesions, according to a review published in The Journal of the American Dental Association. The findings come…
Legislators and healthcare leaders in several states are looking toward the oral health space to boost vaccine administration to improve public health outcomes. Three updates: 1. Researchers at North Carolina State University are testing whether dental floss could be used…
Here are eight DSOs that have made headlines in the last week: 1. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental added Sage Dental of Dunedin (Fla.). 2. Denver-based Espire Dental added three partners in Washington. 3. Tampa, Fla.-based Coast Dental agreed to…
The revenue cycle doesn’t start at the billing department. It starts at the patient encounter. In this on-demand session from Becker’s 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Community Health Systems and several ambient AI companies share how each uses…
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- Craig Levoy, MD, Director, Innovation and Clinical Informatics, Community Health Systems
- Kevin Wang, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Suki AI
- Sal Lo, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jorie AI
- Mike Ellison, Head, Health System Sales, Stellar Health
- Mohammod Arafat, MD, MPH, Clinical Product Leader, SmarterNotes, SmarterDX