Dentistry Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Straine Dental Management (SDM) announced its affiliation with Ghina Morad, DMD, a renowned patient-centered practice led by Dr. Ghina Morad, located in Redwood City, California. ” Straine Dental Management remains committed to being a distinctive, industry-first , dentist-owned dental services organization.

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Dentistry Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

Greg White, president and CEO of PepperPointe Partnerships and orthodontist with nearly 30 years of experience, recently released an article sharing his insight on the state of the dental industry. Within the past five years, practicing dentists affiliated with DSOs increased by nearly 50%, while the top DSOs grew an average of 145%.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 6, 2024

Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) chief operations officer Alisa Ulrey and USOSM chief human resources officer Annette Igl will be panel speakers in the upcoming Empower and Grow conference, presented by Women in DSO, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women leaders in the dental industry.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 19, 2024

PepperPointe Partnerships, the only doctor-owned, doctor-led dental service organization (DSO), proudly announces the appointment of Christy Englehart as its new chief operating officer. PepperPointe welcomed Englehart, a seasoned executive within the dental industry , officially on March 4th.

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MARCH 9, 2023

eAssist Dental Solutions , the nation’s leading platform for dental billing and patient billing services for dental offices, is proud to be a founding industry partner of Women in DSO (WinDSO), the official nonprofit organization supporting the empowerment and growth of women leaders in dental service organizations.

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Dentistry Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Heartland Dental, the nation’s leading dental support organization (DSO) , is pleased to announce the immediate appointment of Tamra Kempf as senior vice president and permanent general counsel. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued success.”

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MARCH 15, 2023

Sage Dental is honored to share that Misty Mattingly, senior vice president and chief dental hygiene officer, received the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award in the Clinical Leadership category. With DSOs growing at such an unprecedented rate, they will need smart, dedicated, and determined leaders.

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Leading Northeast-focused dental support organization (“DSO”) The Smilist Management (“The Smilist”) has closed a $285 million unitranche debt facility. Fidelity Direct Lending acted as administrative agent on the transaction, and Manulife Investment Management served as joint lead arranger.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Spark Dental Management, a leading multi-specialty dental support organization, today announced its rebranding as Chord Specialty Dental Partners. Cruse, CEO of Chord Specialty Dental Partners, a leading dental support organization (DSO).

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 10, 2024

TUSK Practice Sales (“TUSK”), the premier healthcare M&A Advisor, advised Dynamic Growth Dental in its affiliation with Dental365. Since its founding in 2018, Dynamic Growth Dental has scaled to a 9-location DSO. Dynamic Growth Dental has provided premier dental care to widespread communities in Pennsylvania.

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Emerging Undercurrents Threatening The DSO Boom The reverberations of rising interest rates are rippling through the private equity markets. This includes dental service organizations, or DSOs, which have heavily relied on private equity to fuel their dramatic growth. What will be the effect on the hitherto booming DSO sector?

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Henry Schein announced that it will present as keynote speaker author and entrepreneur Erica Dhawan, at the 2023 Women in DSO event, “Empower and Grow 2023,” on March 8-10, 2023, at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Henry Schein is also engaged with Women in DSO at the leadership level.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Private equity firm Cathay Capital announced that it has invested in the dental service organization (DSO) Parkview Dental Partners. Cathay’s investment, in collaboration with Parkview’s management team, will expedite the Company’s expansion in Florida’s $9 billion dental services market.

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Dentistry Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Founded in 2008 and based in San Antonio, Texas, 7to7 is a leading dental service organization (DSO) with nine locations in the area. McCrann has over 35 years of experience in the healthcare services industry, including spending significant time operating in the DSO space.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By: Bruce Bryen The good, the bad, and the ugly when joining a DSO as an associate dentist. As if an opportunity for employment as an associate dentist is not scary enough for the young dental school graduate, now DSOs are actively pursuing them with some terrific offers of compensation and clinical opportunities.

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sage Dental , a prominent dental service organization (DSO) dedicated to delivering consistent, high-quality care along with non-clinical business and administrative support to affiliated practices, has recently disclosed the acquisition of 13 new practices from Narducci Dental Group, P.A.

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Dentistry Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CureMint, a prominent dental spend management platform, has announced a new partnership with Platinum Dental Services for their spend management solution. Platinum Dental has selected CureMint to streamline, automate, and oversee spending across their 30+ practices. “Our teams need purchasing to be fast.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 21, 2023

Espire Dental , a fast-growing, elite, cosmetic and multi-specialty group practice, founded and operated by dentists with a vision to create something extraordinary, is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Fox Creek Family Dental , a five-location group with practices located in Longmont, Loveland, Thornton, Westminster, and Broomfield, CO.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 26, 2024

Straine Dental Management (SDM) announced a significant expansion into Florida with the affiliation of both Myers Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics practices in Middleburg and Jacksonville, led by the esteemed Dr. Gary R. Myers, DMD, joins Straine Dental Management “We are delighted to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Gary R.

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 27, 2023

IntelePeer , a leading provider of AI-powered communications automation solutions, has partnered with Dental Robot , the first intelligent automation platform designed for dental support organizations (DSO) to transform the $30B DSO marketplace where most calls and communications have changed very little in the last 20 years.

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Dentistry Today

MAY 23, 2023

Hudson Dental Partners , a growing dental support organization (DSO) in the Northeastern United States backed by Hudson Yards Capital, announces a partnership with its first dental practice in the state of New York. Grouping dental practices allows DSOs to minimize their costs and pass the savings along to patients.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 7, 2023

Data from Fluent was utilized in a new report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute (HPI), “The Evolving Dental Practice Model.” For more information about Fluent and our dental business intelligence solutions, visit Fluent.Dental.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As a dentist, when you are ready to file your first substantial tax return, it is best to find a dental CPA who can prepare the personal tax return but can also be the first advisor that you use for your future in the dental profession. Importance of Working with a Dental CPA. General Business CPA vs Dental CPA.

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APRIL 17, 2023

In a typical dental practice, the free cash flow or net income at the end of the year is typically distributed to the practice owners. Typically, this includes creating a management services organization (MSO) or dental service organization (DSO), which are responsible for the non-clinical operations of the business.

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Dentistry Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Pearl , the global leader in dental AI solutions, and Peak Dental Services , a top dental service organization (DSO), today announced that Pearl has been selected as Peak’s exclusive dental artificial intelligence (AI) provider. Peak, CEO of Peak Dental Services. “As

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 16, 2024

Sage Dental announced that it has opened two de novo practices in South Tampa and Viera, Florida, bringing the organization to over 120 practices throughout Florida and Georgia. The South Tampa and Viera practice openings are the latest in a string of milestones for the DSO. The new practices are located at: 1501 S.

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 28, 2023

Espire Dental , a fast-growing, elite, cosmetic and multi-specialty group practice, founded and operated by dentists with a vision to create something extraordinary, announced its appointment of Sarah Montgomery, CPA as CFO. “I look forward to leading our team into its next stage of growth.”

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 27, 2024

Productive Dentist Academy (PDA), the leading dental consulting and marketing firm in the nation, concluded a successful Productivity Workshop and Investment Grade Practice (IGP) Summit. The ripple effect that happens when patient communication is improved and stress is decreased creates wealth for the mind, body, and business.

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Dentistry Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Founded in 2020, Delegated DDS offers full-service credentialing, recredentialing, and ongoing quality monitoring of dental providers. The organization specializes in expedited provider credentialing through its tech-enabled services and direct delegation of credentialing agreements with dental insurance payers.

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Dentistry Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

a global leader in the manufacture of dental radiology hardware and imaging software, will be launching its AI-enhanced digital intraoral scanner, Owandy-IOS during the 2023 Greater New York Dental Meeting in booth #4015. Robust Design and Construction: The Owandy-IOS is engineered to withstand the demands of busy dental practices.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 23, 2023

Productive Dentist Academy (PDA), the leading dental consulting and marketing firm in the nation, is excited to announce the launch of its new website as of June 20. Our upleveled website reflects the many positive changes and updated programs PDA has to share with the dental profession,” says PDA co-founder and CEO Dr. Victoria Peterson.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By: Bruce Bryen In today’s world of dentistry, there are so many more choices for the associate than in years past when most dental practices were owned by a solo dentist or partnership owned. This will produce more gross revenue for the dental practice and increase the return to investors in the DSO.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

MAY 4, 2022

Once out of dental school, graduates begin looking at various choices regarding how to approach the job market. Do they want to begin their career by working at a small, medium, or large dental practice? Is the goal to own a dental practice in the future or to buy into a practice as a partner? Advantages of Joining a DSO or OSO.

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Dental News and Technology

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

a global leader in the manufacture of dental radiology hardware and imaging software , will be launching its AI- enhanced digital intraoral scanner, Owandy-IOS during the 2023 Greater New York Dental Meeting in b ooth # 4015. Robust Design and Construction: The Owandy-IOS is engineered to withstand the demands of busy dental practices.

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Planet DDS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Managing your dental practice is full of “can’t-see-the-forest-for-the-trees” moments. Preoccupation with the daily minutiae can be overcome with insight-driven business management for your practice.

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Dentistry Today

MAY 5, 2023

Sage Dental, a leading dental service organization (DSO) committed to providing consistent, high-quality care, as well as non-clinical business and administrative services to affiliated practices, recently conducted dental implant training for more than 60 dentists in its DSO network at the Academy of Modern Implants & Dentistry in Pennsylvania.

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Dentistry Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Espire Dental , a fast growing, doctor-led Integrated Dental Organization (IDO), is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of La Costa Dental Group in Encinitas, CA. Tim Hill, CEO of Espire Dental, is thrilled about the synergy between Espire and this new practice. Omer Anisso, D.D.S.,

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