Becker’s Dental Review - DSO + Dental News

Dental practices are facing complex hiring challenges as salary expectations increase and retention issues persist. Here are six statistics and trends pointing to shifts in the dental workforce and recruitment strategies of employers: 1. One-fifth of dentists stated that hygienist…

DSOs are making various strategic investments this year to boost patient care and expand their networks. Here are three areas DSOs are focusing their attention on: Patient care DSOs have invested in various areas aimed at improving patient access and…

Denver-based Elevate Dental Partners has added Compass Dental Services, a dental group with seven locations throughout Texas.  Scott Ballard, DMD, and David Ballard, DDS, have been building Compass Dental Services for more than 20 years, growing the organization to 91…

Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners has named Jon Gregoire as its next CEO.  Mr. Gregoire has more than two decades of leadership experience in the DSO industry, including co-founding and serving as COO of Chicago-based Cornerstone Dental Partners. He helped…

Michael Colleran, DDS, died Oct. 25 at the age of 63 after a two-months-long battle with West Nile virus, The Tribune reported Oct. 31. Dr. Colleran operated a multi-service dental practice in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Dr. Colleran contracted West…

DSOs have seen price increases ranging between 9% and 20% across a variety of product categories over the last several years, according to Dentira’s Dental Spend Index. Dentira launched the semiannual index Nov. 2 as the first dental spend benchmark…

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has named Charles Crago, DMD, MD, its 2026-27 president. Dr. Crago, of Deep River, Conn., was introduced at the AAOMS annual meeting in Seattle in September. He retired after 40 years in…

Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week: 1. Mike Gillins, DMD, will close his Maine practice Dec. 17. 2. A federal judge in Minnesota ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release William Virgil Lizardo, DDS,…

From the openings of new de novo locations to partnerships with existing partnerships, the DSO industry continued to make moves in October.  These five states saw at least two DSO moves in October, as reported by Becker’s, including practice openings,…