Steven Bilt, CEO of Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Smile Brands, received the 2024 Service Award from the Association of Dental Support Organizations.
The Latest
The cost of dental services has increased by 5.1% over the last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index.
Dental AI company VideaHealth partnered with medtech company vVardis to improve preventive dental care.
The top five largest DSOs in the U.S. support approximately 10,500 dentists in the U.S.
Private practice dentists spent an average of more than 1,750 hours in dental practices in 2023 the highest average since 2000, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Two Connecticut dentists have filed a certificate of need application to open six ASCs in the state, Hartford Business reported June 13.
The Ohio legislature recently passed a bill to end the artificial capping of fees by dental insurers, NBC affiliate WFMJ reported June 13.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management made its first additions in Maine by affiliating with three practices owned by Shilo Annis, DMD.
Some of the top priorities for dentists during the second half of 2024 include physician and mental health, time management and office culture.
The American Dental Association filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking justices to review a decision related to the broad application of ERISA preemption of state statutes concerning self-funded healthcare plans.