DSOs from an Academic Perspective

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) President and CEO Dr. Rick Valachovic looks at DSOs and their impact on recent dental school graduates in his article: From Bungalow to Big Box? How DSOs Could Change the Face of Dentistry.

He addresses the parallel shift that has occurred in the medical field. As of 2012, only 18% of physicians were in solo practices..... [Read More]

Hygiene - Hygiene Development in a Dental Group Practice Setting

Dental Groups spend thousands of hours and dollars each year to develop and grow their dental hygiene teams. Some of these groups achieved great results, while others have struggled to obtain a strong ROI for their efforts. Some groups have even gone as far as to write off the idea of any future training or development due to the mediocre results.

There may be several factors of why the initiatives are not sticking..... [Read More]

Exclusive Content - Are Your Dental Insurance Mistakes Costing Your DSO Big Money?

In my over 20 years in the dental industry, the one thing that I see practices continue to struggle with is dealing with dental insurance. Time and time again I see practices lose money, and not even realize it, because of insurance. Usually it is because of the lack of dental team’s knowledge and training in an area that is constantly changing and difficult to keep up..... [Read More]

Potential Legislation would give Wisconsin Board of Dental Examiners unchecked regulatory authority over DSOs

AB 368/SB 327 is Unnecessary and Could Reduce Access to Dental Care in Wisconsin.   The Wisconsin legislature is considering legislation (AB 368) which would give the Wisconsin Board of Dental Examiners unchecked regulatory authority over non-dentist business entities that do not provide clinical care to patients.  The broad scope of authority provided to the dental board by AB 368/SB 327 is inappropriate and would have a disruptive and chilling effect ..... [Read More]

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