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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

More than half of adults report feeling as insecure today about their smile as they did when they were teens, according to survey results recently published by OnePoll on behalf of Smile Express. The ...

American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) President Erin Haley-Hitz has publicly opposed Nevada Senate Bill 495, claiming it sidesteps necessary education and accreditation. If the bill is passed ...

Researchers at New York University have created a zinc-based compound to fight caries without the need for drilling or tooth fillings, offering an alternative to silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which ...

A Minnesota appeals court ruled on September 15 that a patient who posted negative reviews about a dentist could be sued for defamation because her posts were not protected under the state’s free ...

The parents of a 40-year-old man who died due to complications of anesthesia administration during a dental procedure in Arizona are seeking law changes to make procedures safer, and dentists agree it ...

A dental nurse in the U.K. was awarded $31,000 after an employment panel found that the alleged eye rolling directed at her from the dental therapist she worked with was considered bullying, according ...

In this episode of The DrBicuspid.com Podcast, Kevin Henry speaks with Eric Giesecke, the CEO of Planet DDS, about the evolving landscape of dental service organizations (DSOs) and the critical role ...

Periodontal treatment has changed as time has allowed us to learn new facts about the disease and the best types of treatment. Different autogenous and non-autogenous grafting materials are now used ...