Dental Practice
Heartland Restructuring: The Reckoning Arrives
Heartland Dental's $4B+ restructuring proves PE's consolidation thesis failed: synergies don't exist, debt crushes returns, and DSOs can't scale profitably.
Dental Practice
Supply Chain Has Stabilized. Margins Are Going to Pressure Again.
Supply Chain Has Stabilized. Margins Are Going to Pressure Again. Dental supply shortages that plagued 2021-2023 are over. Patterson, Henry Schein, and Benco...
Dental Practice
Dental School Enrollment Dropped (More Consolidation Coming).
Dental School Enrollment Dropped (More Consolidation Coming). Dental school applicant pools contracted by 7 percent in 2024 admissions cycles.
Dental Practice Management
New patient experience: first-visit economics
New patient experience: first-visit economics
Dental Practice Management
Dental malpractice insurance rate changes
Dental malpractice insurance rate changes
Dental Practice
The Clear Aligner Market Just Fractured. Invisalign Is Losing Ground.
The Clear Aligner Market Just Fractured. Invisalign Is Losing Ground. Invisible Braces, SmileDirect, Candid, and six smaller players all claimed 15-20 percen...
Dental Practice Management
Temp Hygienist Markup Just Hit 35%. Your Budget Is Broken
Temp Hygienist Markup Just Hit 35%. Your Budget Is Broken
Dental Practice Management
Pediatric dental demand shifts
Pediatric dental demand shifts
Dental Practice Management
Collections ratio: what top practices hit
Collections ratio: what top practices hit
Dental Practice Management
Multi-Location Operators Are Breaking Free From DSO Payroll
Multi-Location Operators Are Breaking Free From DSO Payroll
Dental Practice Management
Membership Plans Are Eating PPO Margins. Start One or Lose
Membership Plans Are Eating PPO Margins. Start One or Lose
Dental Practice Management
Dental office design trends affecting patient flow
Dental office design trends affecting patient flow