Dental Practice
Dental AI companies raised $800M in 2025. Where did it go?
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
Dental Office Phone Systems: VoIP Migration Economics
VoIP phone systems save dental practices $500-800/month compared to legacy systems, with faster deployment and better features like call recording and remote access.
Dental Practice
New year, same overhead: why January is your worst month
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 Business
Patient Volume vs Case Value: Which Grows Revenue Faster
Growing practice revenue through higher case value is 3-4x more profitable than growing through patient volume. Here's the math and three concrete strategies to increase case value immediately.
Dental Business
AI Treatment Planning Tools: Hype vs Reality
AI treatment planning tools save 5-10 minutes per complex case with $150-200/month cost, offering positive ROI only if you use them systematically.
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.
$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
Dental Practice Cash Reserves: How Much Is Enough
Most dental practices operate with dangerously low cash reserves. Here's the formula: you need 6 months of operating expenses in the bank. Here's how to calculate it and build it.
staffing
New Year Staffing Reset: Who's Leaving in January
January is when staff quit. 30-50% more departures happen in January than other months. Here's why, who's leaving, how to predict it, and how to prepare.
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, ...
Dental Practice
December Collections Aren't Luck. They're System.
Every December, collections drop 15-25% from November. Patients travel. Insurance deductibles reset Jan 1.