Six Emerging Dental Groups to Watch Now
As the pendulum continues to swing towards the group dentistry model, here is Group Dentistry Now’s list of six DSOs to watch in 2017 (in alphabetical order)*: Founded March 1, 2017, CORDENTAL…
Publisher’s Corner
Study reveals overregulation of dental business models
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently published a 12 page research paper entitled, ‘Overregulation Threatens Market-Driven Solutions in Dentistry’. ALEC is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state…
Chicago – A Tale of Two Types of Dentistry
At some point in the near future, organized dentistry will have to finally accept the fact that dental support organizations and the group practice of dentistry are becoming the norm…
ATTENTION: Emerging Dental Group Practices & DSOs
Group Dentistry Now (GDN) is looking for emerging group practices and DSOs with between three and 25 locations to feature in an upcoming article. If you are interested in being considered for…
Top DSO & Dental Group Practice Stories of 2016
2016 has been a fantastic year for GDN! We are the only online resource for DSOs and group dental practice news, information, and events. Our e-newsletter subscribers have increased over 360% in…
Rent Seeking Organized Dentistry
Before reading an article entitled, Drilling Down on Rent Seeking Dentists, I had no idea what “rent seeking” meant. Jeff Steir, a senior fellow at The National Center for Public Policy Research, a…
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…
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…
DSOs Focus on Florida’s Soaring Population
We’ve started to see a surge in DSO expansion in recent months, and Florida seems to be leading the pack with its share of dental group affiliation, as well as organic growth. Population…
Dental Support Organizations’ Affiliation Strategy
Acquiring dental practices is an important growth strategy for dental support organizations. In an earlier piece I wrote about a trend towards de novo locations, but there is still plenty of…