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.
Dental Practice
Dental Practice Working Capital: How Much Do You Actually Need
Dental practices need 3-6 months of operating expenses in working capital reserves, but 80% operate with inadequate cushion, risking crisis.
Dental Practice
Your patient data is worth $250/record on the dark web
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.
Practice management AI features went mainstream in early 2026. Your PMS is learning about you.
Dental Practice
Dental Office ADA Compliance Costs: What's Required
ADA compliance costs $6,500-15,000 for most practices and is essential to avoid lawsuits and settlements that can reach $225,000.
Dental Practice
Employee Retention Tax Credits for Dental: Still Available
Dental practices can claim $60,000-100,000 in Employee Retention Tax Credits by December 31, 2025, requiring only a few hours of work.
Dental Practice Management
Dental practices got hacked 412 times in 2025. You're next.
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.
DSO associate turnover hit 34% in 2025. You're not hiring doctors, you're renting them.
Dental Practice
Dental Practice Marketing Attribution: Which Channels Actually Work
Most dental practices have no idea which marketing channels actually work. Here's how to measure attribution, identify your highest-ROI channels, and stop wasting 40-50% of your marketing budget on channels that don't produce results.
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
Dental Practice Expansion: Second Location Economics
Opening a second dental location costs $640,000-$1,100,000 in true first-year expenses and takes 20-28 months to break even. Here's the real financial model most practices don't calculate before expanding.
Dental Practice
Dental Practice Debt-to-Income Ratios: The Real Numbers
Practice debt-to-income ratios above 30% create financial stress; healthy practices maintain 15-30% DTI with flexibility for downturns.