Kokomo, Ind.-based LADD Dental Group recently acquired its 12th office in Indiana. The dental group acquired Rushville (Ind.) Family Dental Care from Randy Young, DDS, according to a June 2 news release. The practice will be renamed to LADD Dental…
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Safety-net hospitals operate under extraordinary pressure. The ones making progress are finding new ways forward through strategy and innovation. This webinar brings together executive leaders working with the nation’s private safety-net hospitals to share how deliberate strategy around service line…
Aug 13, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Sameer Shah, PharmD, MHA, CSSBB, FACHE
- Scott Wester
- Brandon Newman, PharmD
- Allison Arant
Dental practice owners are searching for ways to save money and boost revenue as costs rise, requiring many to rethink how they run their businesses. Two dentists recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss common mistakes practice owners make that could…
Surgical efficiency is within reach, but it requires more than an EHR. The University of Kansas Health System and University of Iowa Health Care are at different points in their digital transformation journeys. Their experiences reveal what it takes to move…
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Presenters:
- Megan Eubanks, MBA
- Ben Hall, MBA, MHA, MHCDS
- Alyssa Arrese, MHA
Picture a health system where clinical, supply chain and risk leaders share the same operating picture, where standardization decisions are made through clear governance rather than by department, and where outside partners are evaluated on outcomes. That is the kind…
Jun 22, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Lesli Giglio
- Tiffany Wickes-Demillio
- Kristen DiGiovanni
Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group has received a $15 million mezzanine debt investment from o15 Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm. The investment will support the DSO’s operational growth initiatives and provide additional capital for practice acquisitions and expansions, according…
Equity-based partnerships have long been a common path for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) seeking operational support and scale — but a growing number of ASC leaders are starting to question the tradeoffs. In this conversation, Scott Becker sits down with…
Jun 23, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Presenters:
- Erik Miller
- Scott Becker
Medical-dental integration has long been discussed as an answer to improving overall health, but few organizations have made meaningful progress in building it out at scale. Momentum behind the importance of oral health has been building in the past few…
The succession plan that has been commonplace in oral surgery for the past number of decades is changing and evolving, according to this DSO executive. Younger surgeons and dentists are becoming less interested in owning their own practice, which is…
Bangor, Maine-based Penobscot Community Health Care has opened a new dental center in Belfast, Maine. The Seaport Dental Center will provide routine dental services in addition to acute cases and walk-in patients, according to a May 29 report from Maine…