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As the movement toward consolidation in the dental industry continues to gain strength and evolve, we are seeing more and more emerging DSOs develop from two or more dentists joining forces, drawn together…
In 2017, Perfect Dental Management (PDM) was featured on GDN’s Emerging Groups to Watch list. Now, GDN is checking in with its founder, Dmitry Burshteyn. We explore which strategies have worked…
Since we started Group Dentistry Now five years ago, we have seen quite an evolution in the DSO industry. Being a first-mover, we have been on the frontline of reporting…
Consolidation is Here to Stay Consolidation is a trend across many industries. Just 40 years ago, pharmacies were all mom-and-pop businesses. Now, one would have to drive past hundreds of CVSs and…
To help dental students prepare for life post-graduation, more than 150 dental students from 37 dental schools across the country descended on Chicago from October 19- 21 to participate in an…
Heartland Dental, the largest DSO in the country in terms of newly constructed dental offices and transition pathways (or affiliations) for existing ones, continues to grow. They added more than…
A pioneer among DSOs, Smile Brands was founded in 1998 by a management team that included co-founder and CEO Steve Bilt and CFO Brad Schmidt, in partnership with Gryphon Investors,…
Pacific Dental Services (PDS®), who recently hit an impressive 10,000 team member milestone, also just launched the 8th annual Smile Generation Serve Day. Six hundred twenty two PDS-supported offices and 5,272 volunteers, working in…
Some stereotype DSOs and group dentistry as being solely interested in profits and growth while taking market share away from private (solo) practitioners. Some may even say DSOs only answer to their shareholders and private equity investment firms. Still others may stereotype DSOs…
According to the ADA’s Health Policy Institute, the percentage of oral surgeons considering themselves to be not busy enough is higher than any other dental specialty, with an average new patient wait time…