Some DSOs have grown by aggregating practices and revenue without ever becoming true operating companies. Now, the doctors who trusted them with their practices are bearing the cost, according to ...

Although the entire dental industry has seen an increase in the number of dentists, pediatric dentistry has seen more growth than every other specialty in the field, according to TUSK Practice Sales’ ...

Tampa, Fla.-based Coast Dental has agreed to a settlement of up to $3.84 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that it sent marketing texts and calls to consumers who had asked to opt out ...

Dental practices have more marketing options than ever, but that hasn’t made filling the schedule any easier. Patient acquisition costs keep climbing, and the way patients find a dentist is shifting.

Boynton Beach, Fla.-based EKOS Dental Group recently launched its 20th practice. The company opened Modern Dentists of Deltona Lakes in Florida, according to an Oct. 20 news release. The practice ...

Chicago-based Delta Dental Plans Association has committed nearly $3 million to five organizations through its 2026 Future Workforce Fund. The three-year grants will support programs that introduce ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson will lead the effort to pass the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act in the next Congress. The bill would repeal the statutory exclusion that currently prohibits ...

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has reached 2,000 supported dental offices in its network, becoming the first DSO in the U.S. to reach the milestone.  So far in 2026, Heartland Dental has added ...

One-fifth of dentists stated that hygienist positions had been open for more than six months before being filled, according to the American Dental Association’s “State of the U.S. Dental Economy” ...

Here are six recent updates that have led to optimism and skepticism in the dental industry: Good news Graduation rates increase The total number of dental school graduates has increased by 20.7% ...

Morgantown-based West Virginia University School of Dentistry has received a $15 million Congressionally Directed Spending award.  The funding will be used for the dental school renovations and ...

The $30 billion VA dental contract recently awarded to Optum is the latest signal that payers and large health systems are no longer circling dentistry — they’re moving in.  Optum will manage dental ...