Dental Practice
Dental benefit plan design is getting worse, not better
Insurance carriers raised premiums 6. 8 percent for 2026. They didn't raise patient benefits. In fact, they narrowed them. Deductibles stayed flat.
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Dental Practice
Insurance carriers raised premiums 6. 8 percent for 2026. They didn't raise patient benefits. In fact, they narrowed them. Deductibles stayed flat.
Dental Practice
Healthcare data breaches hit 725 incidents in 2025. Dental practices accounted for 34 of them. When a breach happens, your patient records sell for between $...
Dentistry
Practice management AI features went mainstream in early 2026. Your PMS is learning about you.
Dental Practice Management
Dental practices got hacked 412 times in 2025. You're next.
Dental Practice Management
DSO associate turnover hit 34% in 2025. You're not hiring doctors, you're renting them.
Dental Practice
3D printing hit milling costs. In-office fabrication just became inevitable. In-office milling (Cerec, Dentsply) has owned the CAD/CAM crown market for years.
Dental Practice
Forty-three dental AI startups closed funding last year. $800 million poured into the sector. Not one changed how most practices actually work.
Dental Practice
You closed 2025 strong. Production was up. Collections were up. Then January hit and you watched it collapse. This isn't random. January kills 18 percent of ...
Dental Practice
CMS capped Medicare Advantage ortho benefits. Your 65-year-old isn't getting braces. CMS finalized the 2026 Medicare Advantage ortho cap: $1,200 annual maxim...
Dental Practice
Intraoral scanning hits 67% adoption. Film and impressions are officially dead. Intraoral scanning adoption crossed 67% in early 2026. That's the inflection ...
Dental Practice
$2. 5 trillion in PE dry powder. Dental practices are on the menu. Private equity has $2. 5 trillion sitting idle, waiting to deploy. Dental remains the #1 t...
Dental Practice
17 AI receptionists launched in 2025. Your front desk just got nervous. Seventeen companies launched AI receptionist platforms last year. They answer calls, ...