Newer and younger dentists are waiting longer to buy or build their own practice after graduating from dental school, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy ...

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Dental Medicine has graduated its inaugural class of 40 students. In addition to their dental degrees, the graduates also hold an integrated ...

The proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act has several provisions that could hinder students’ ability to pursue careers in dentistry and medicine, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, the dental ...

DSOs that take the time to invest in new technology and enhance their operations will be the companies that experience the most growth in 2025, according to one executive. Jill Nesbitt, the founder of ...

Julia.ai, a new AI-driven buyer-practice matchmaker, is poised to change the way DSOs in expansion mode find the right dental practices, boosting efficacy with ranked opportunities I recently attended ...

The five largest DSOs in the U.S. support a combined total of more than 12,000 dentists. Here is a breakdown of how many dentists are in each DSO’s network: 1. Heartland Dental — More than 2,800 ...

A coalition of dental and health organizations has asked that the CDC Division of Oral Health to have a 2026 budget of no less than $20.25 million, according to a June 13 news release from the ...

Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS has received a minority investment to expand its service offerings, complete acquisitions and scale operations.  Global investment firm 65 Equity Partners led the ...

Adam Barefoot, DMD, has been named the chief dental officer of Mission Mobile Medical. Mission Mobile Medical is an organization that provides mobile health clinics for underserved communities. Dr.

California has the most dental professional shortage areas of any other state, according to data from the Health Resources ...

Several states have either passed or are considering legislation to help alleviate dental workforce shortages. Six updates to know: 1. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill requiring that at least 80% of ...

A Virginia dentist was awarded $1.85 million after a court ruled that his former employer made defamatory statements before terminating him. Richard Grundy, DDS, was previously employed at the office ...