The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to clarify when and how virtual dental care be utilized, according to a May 20 Illinois Senate Democrats. Here are five things to know about Senate Bill 3211:
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For many health systems, the push to modernize physician and provider compensation arrives before the organization is actually ready for it. Governance is informal. Stakeholders are misaligned. Compensation practices vary across the enterprise. And the result — delayed timelines, incomplete…
Jun 30, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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- David Kruse, Vice President, Physician Enterprise, Hallmark
- Michael Porcelli, Vice President Physician Compensation, Summit Health
- Kevin Birnbaum, Vice President, Acuvance Coker
Connecticut has the highest hourly mean wage for general dentists in the U.S., while Colorado has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when adjusted for cost of living, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor…
Here are nine dental practices that have been hit with cyberattacks so far this year: 1. Tampa Bay Dental Implants & Periodontics in St. Petersburg, Fla., experienced a ransomware incident that affected its internal server containing backups of electronic medical…
Here is how six specialty-focused DSOs have grown since March: 1. Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners opened a de novo pediatric practice in Denver. 2. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with Hudson Valley Oral Surgery in New York. 3.…
Here are 20 dental industry updates that have taken place in California, Florida and Texas since March: California 1. A California orthodontic practice with five locations unified under a single coordinated care model. 2. Dentists have filed class-action lawsuits against…
Enterprise imaging is at a tipping point, and legacy infrastructure models are struggling to keep up. As imaging volumes surge and AI adoption accelerates, healthcare leaders must rethink how their platforms scale, secure data, and support clinical performance. This whitepaper…
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Delta Dental of Wisconsin’s recent acquisition of Cherry Tree Dental has led to a new wave of payer scrutiny in dentistry, with several providers and organizations calling for increased oversight to prevent vertical integration and conflicts of interest. Delta Dental…
Healthcare organizations are under intensifying pressure to control operational costs without compromising patient experience or clinical outcomes. Language services sit directly inside that tension — often treated as a back-office expense, yet tied to patient access, throughput and care quality.…
Jun 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Neil Wallis
- Emmanuel Chepkwony
- Corey Bolt
Here are six trends and statistics showcasing how private practice dentistry is evolving: 1. Increased competition from DSOs has led dentists to rethink their approach to private practice to optimize success, including taking advantage of opportunities to enhance patient care…