From private equity investments to insurance coverage statistics, here are five dental payer updates:
1. Dental electronic data interchange company DentalXChange has received a strategic investment from Bregal Sagemount private equity firm.
2. Thirty percent of dental practices in the U.S. served patients with public insurance in 2020.
3. Dental practice management software company Oryx Dental Partners partnered with Vyne Dental, an information technology software company, to create a platform that communicates with insurers in real time.
4. Private insurance covered more than half of patients treated at dental practices in 2020.
5. Retrace, a dental artificial intelligence company, has appointed Brian Worth as senior vice president of payer sales.