Dental service organization (DSO) Affordable Care announced that its CEO Gene Kirtser will retire at the end of February. Peter Bridgman, who most recently served as CEO of Visionworks, will succeed ...

Consolidation within any industry follows a predictable trajectory, and the dental sector is no exception. Drawing from Harvard Business Review's research on consolidation curves, we can ascertain ...

DrBicuspid's 2024 list of top 10 dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S. include Heartland Dental and MB2 Dental.

While dental service organizations (DSO) Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services maintained their stronghold as the top three largest DSOs in the U.S., respectively, they ...

The list of the top 10 largest dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S. looks a lot like our list from 2022, with Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services holding on ...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a series in which we will ask dental experts to evaluate the smiles of celebrities and well-known individuals from all walks of life. U.S. Health and Human Services ...

Do patients complain about your practice's billing? Perhaps it's a sign to take a deep dive into your systems to see what is frustrating your patients. When insurance becomes a variable in the billing ...

Medications play a critical role in treating a plethora of health conditions, but they aren't without their drawbacks. One significant oral health issue influenced by medication is bruxism -- a ...

“Once perio maintenance, always perio maintenance” is a perpetual coding myth that the CDT Current Dental Terminology Coding Companion (Page 184) dispelled in 2023. Even so, controversy continues to ...

In 10 years, a dentist’s hourly wage is projected to decrease by $13.72. Doctors and lawyers also will take earning hits, but they are less harsh at decreases of $2.89 and $5 per hour, respectively, ...

As a general dentist, I’ve noticed that thyroid medications come up again and again in my patients’ health histories. And with them come questions we’ve all asked at some point: Is it safe to use ...

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) have released a joint statement urging that only properly educated and licensed ...