Seventeen states enacted or implemented changes to dental assistant requirements between April and July 2026, according to Dental Assisting National Board’s Fall 2026 State of the States report. Nine states expanded dental assistant functions, three modified requirements, three changed supervision…
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The global DSO market is projected to grow from $190.7 billion in 2026 to $368.5 billion by 2030. The Business Research Company released its Dental Services Organization Market Report for 2026 Aug. 18, detailing the trends driving growth in the…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has expanded its network in several states this year, with more partnerships and de novos in the pipeline. Eleven updates from the DSO in 2026: 1. Heartland Dental was ranked among America’s best-in-state employers by Forbes.…
The leadership structure helping Park Dental Partners compete with PE: 7 earnings call notes from Q2
Minnesota-based Park Dental Partners had an active second quarter, headlined by a $46 million DSO acquisition. In addition, the company reported more than $66 million in revenue during the second quarter, signaling year-over-year growth. Here are seven things to know…
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health has marked several accomplishments this year with network expansion, technology and medical-dental integration. Here are 16 updates from the company this year: 1. PDS Health is among the first healthcare organizations to deploy PolyAI’s new direct…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Shared Practices Group, a 48-location DSO, has received a strategic minority investment from M-One Capital, a private equity firm. The two organizations entered into a strategic partnership, with the investment providing Shared Practices Group with additional capital to…
Bring external payer data into a health system and it can look like a one-time integration project — connect, map, deliver, done. It rarely works that way. Teams must track expected files, validate incoming data, interpret payer-specific formats, reconcile claims…
Sep 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Rob Pinataro, CEO, Health Data Innovations
- Christopher Ragsdale, Founder and Principal, Towers Advisory
- John Supra, Founder and Managing Member, Better Health Matters
- Jonathan Kaye, Founder and Executive Chairman, Health Data Innovations
Advocates are pushing for stricter dental regulations in Texas after a four-year-old patient’s death, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Aug. 20. Six notes: 1. Aithana Arriaga died of a drug overdose in April at Cuddle Kids Dental Care in Fort…
The largest data breaches in dentistry from the last three years have affected more than 25 million patients. Here are 10 dental data breaches with the highest number of individuals affected: 1. DentaQuest: 15 million 2. Managed Care of North…
Federal auditors found that 13 percent of the prior authorization requests Medicare Advantage plans denied met Medicare coverage rules, care that likely should have been approved. The pressure that creates lands on the revenue cycle. This report shows how health…
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