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Nominate Your Pick for GDN’s ‘DSO Influencers to Watch’ 2019 List
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…
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What Every Dental Student, Resident, and Dentist Needs to Know but Didn’t Learn in Dental School
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…
How One DSO is Adapting its Recruiting Initiatives to Meet the Needs of Millennials
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…
Largest DSO Welcomes A New state, 62 New Offices, and a New Vice President
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 Purposeful Internal Marketing Strategy and A Female Leadership Team Inspire A DSO’s Culture
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,…
What Matters Most in Life? One DSO Gives their Answer
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…
Myth Versus Reality: Debunking DSO Stereotypes
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…
Oral Surgery Specialty DSO Offers Scalable Solution in Highly Competitive Healthcare Landscape
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…
DSO’s Newly Supported Dentists Learn Elements for Achieving Dental Success (Dr. LEADS)
Heartland Dental, the nation’s largest dental support organization, recently welcomed nearly 150 of its newest incoming supported dentists to its Effingham, Ill. headquarters for the 2018 Dr. LEADS event. Dr….
California Dental Association Adds Another ‘DSO-Like’ Resource to Support the Ever-evolving Practice of Dentistry
Just a year ago, in June 2017, the CDA launched the ‘DSO like’ subsidiary called The Dentists Service Company (TDSC). (Read GDN’s story on it HERE.) CDA created TDSC as a way to…