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Bilt and Schmidt back at the helm of Smile Brands
Steve Bilt and Bradley Schmidt are back in charge at Smile Brands. Back in June of 2015, Bilt and Schmidt were chosen to head up OneSmile, a start up DSO focused on acquiring…
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10 Key Considerations for HIPAA Compliance and Security Service Offerings
All of dentistry, regardless of size or practice model, struggles with the challenges of HIPAA and HITECH. And if you don’t struggle, there is likely even more to be concerned…
Registration is filling up for Scaling Up Group Dental Symposium 2016
Are you looking to grow your DSO? The second annual Scaling Up Group Dental Symposium is quickly filling up, click here to reserve your spot today! It will be held November 9th-11th, 2016…
DSO Gets Bigger in Texas
Blue Sea Capital LLC announced that its portfolio company, Deca Dental Holdings LLC has acquired Brush 32, further expanding the company’s geographic footprint within Texas. Founded in 2008, DECA Dental is…
Iowa Reflects Nationwide Group Dentistry Phenomenon
A recent study completed by researchers with the University of Iowa Public Policy Center reveals almost half of Iowa’s dentists are near retirement age. Data from the Iowa Dentist Tracking System…
American College of Prosthodontics’ Position on Corporate Dentistry
According to the American College of Prosthodontics, “DMO/DSO-affiliated group practices are here to stay and will play an increasing role in private practice decisions of dentists in the future.” Some are…
Why Does Organized Dentistry Hate DSOs?
Opinion What do state dental boards and state dental associations have against dental support organizations? The answer is pretty clear. Just about everything. Let’s explore why organized dentistry is anti-DSO: COMPETITION. State dental…
A DSO’s Marketing ‘Bright Side’
Bright Side Dental, a dental support organization in Michigan, continues to add practices while strategizing plans for even more future growth. Bright Side Dental excels in marketing their 11 offices in Michigan, one…
Pediatric Dental Group Practice Plans to Open Fifth Office in North Carolina
North Carolina remains one of the most restrictive states for dental support organizations to operate. But those restrictive state regulations are not stopping smaller dental group practices from growing in the Tar…
When Does a Dental Group Practice Become a DSO?
There is much confusion and fluidity in the nomenclature of our evolving sector of the dental industry. Here at Group Dentistry Now we have decided to focus several upcoming articles on industry-specific terms…