Five dentists recently spoke with Becker’s to share what they would do differently if they started their careers today. Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for length and clarity. Question: If you had to start over in dentistry today, what…
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The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has partnered with NxtCare to bring oral health insights to home-based care settings. NxtCare works with various healthcare organizations to manage post-acute care using data analytics and operational dashboards. Their partners include health systems,…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has added a Texas practice to its network. The DSO’s newest affiliation is Soto Dental Partners in El Paso, Texas, according to an April 28 LinkedIn post. The practice is led by Abigail Soto, DDS, and…
Here are six recent dental industry deals worth more than $148 million: 1. MINISH Technology, a company focused on preserving natural tooth structure, received a $22 million investment. 2. HeyDonto AI Technology closed a $20 million seed funding round at…
The perioperative environment is one of the largest untapped sources of financial and operational improvement in health systems — and most organizations still aren’t capturing it. Unwarranted clinical variation, misaligned supply chain strategy and siloed decision-making quietly erode margins without…
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- Dawn Perryman, Associate Vice President, Perioperative Supply Chain Solutions, Vizient, Inc.
- Rene Gurdian Jr., MBA, Vice President, SCM Data Analytics and Transformation Ochsner Health
- Nattie Leger, MSN, RN, LSSBB, Vice President, Supply Chain Value & Clinical Performance Ochsner Health
Insurance companies have been employing a number of strategies to delay prior authorizations and payments to dental practices, which can put financial strain on providers. From inconsistent responses to claiming to have never received documentation to dragging out payment, dentists…
Here are 16 DSOs that have added new partner practices or have opened de novo offices on the East Coast: Florida 1. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has added several offices: Rapallo Dental Care, Lake Toho Dental Care, Dental Care at…
Dental technology company 3Shape has received FDA approval for Dx Software, its dental AI platform. The FDA’s 510(k) Premarket Notification allows the software to be commercially available and be utilized by dental clinics in the U.S., according to an April…
An underrecognized, genetically inherited risk factor may be quietly accelerating cardiovascular disease in patients you’re already treating — and routine workups won’t catch it. Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), has an emerging and increasingly documented role in aortic stenosis and peripheral arterial…
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- Dr. Marc P. Bonaca MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Executive Director of Colorado Prevention Center, Aurora, CO, USA Director of Vascular Research, Tenured Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA Chair of the AHA PAD Collaborative Past Chair of the ACC Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council
- Nishant Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Lead for the Duke Health System Remote Lipid Monitoring Program Clinical lead in the implementation of Inclisiran across Duke Health System DCRI for a study that evaluates the effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Lp(a) is one of the most clinically meaningful — and most under-tested — cardiovascular risk factors in routine practice. Inaccurate assays, inconsistent reporting standards and disparities in testing across patient populations leave many at-risk patients undiagnosed and undertreated. This on-demand…
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- Howard S. Weintraub, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, Clinical Professor of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Clinical Director, NYU Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Leslie J. Donato, Ph.D., D(ABCC), Co-Director Clinical Specialty Laboratory Co-Director Hospital Clinical Laboratory and Point of Care Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic