Dental Practice
Three major DSOs hit by ransomware in summer 2024. Independent practices have different risk profiles - lower ransom targets, but vulnerable to data extortion. Backup strategy and basic security are essential.
Dental Practice
Insurance mergers always precede reimbursement reductions (2-5% in year 2-3). Practices with concentrated insurance revenue lose the most.
Dental Practice
CBCT and intraoral scanner prices have collapsed 40-70% in five years as market saturation hit. Your resale assumption is wildly optimistic.
Dental Practice
DSOs are failing to replicate Amazon's scale strategy because dentistry has no network effects, pricing power, or logistics use. The math breaks.
Dental Practice
Heartland Dental's $4.2B portfolio is restructuring after PE realized DSO consolidation math doesn't work. Expect more dominos to fall.
Dental Practice
PE DSO deals dropped 37% in 2024, but consolidation is shifting, not stopping. Independent practices face lower valuations and longer integration timelines. Know your options.
Dental Practice
New dental grads owe $270K-300K in student loans. DSOs offer signing bonuses + debt assistance ($30-50K value). Independent practices offering no debt help can't compete for top talent.
Dental Practice
Infection Control: New OSHA Guidance Raises Compliance Costs OSHA updated infection control mandates in June 2025. New standards for sterilization validation...
Dental Practice
The implant market is growing 6-8% annually, but 5 companies control 88% of market share. Consolidation means pricing power for manufacturers and margin pressure for practices.
Dental Practice
Solo practices are outcompeting groups again. Associate supply is tight, overhead advantage evaporated, and DSO exit multiples collapsed. The group model's economic case no longer holds.
Dental Practice
Patient acquisition costs have climbed 35-40% since 2021. Most practices don't track the true CAC or use referrals, which remain the cheapest acquisition channel by 10x.
Dental Practice
Hygienist scope is expanding in 30+ states, and unsupervised dental therapists work independently in 5. Your practices is probably under-utilizing available scope and leaving $40K-$60K in annual revenue on the table.