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USA Today has named its top six dental insurance plans for 2024, listing Anthem Essential Choice PPO Platinum as its top choice, according to a Nov. 14 report. 

Patients of record at dental practices where the owner graduated dental school between 2013 and 2022 wait 20.5 days for an appointment, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Here are five moves made by dental groups in Texas that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 14:

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance recently added a Wisconsin dental practice to its network. 

The American Dental Association recently joined 187 other organizations that signed a letter to legislators in support of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Permanency Act.

Here are seven CFOs that have joined DSOs and MSOs so far in 2023:

Here are four recent updates on Align Technology that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 27:

The median hourly wage for dental hygienists was $39.14 in 2022, a 3.1% decrease from 2021, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Only 72.5% of dentists in private practice are owners in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005, according to a November report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Many DSOs next year will choose to prioritize basic measures that have led to success in the past, according to Barry Lyon, DDS.