The Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO) is pleased to announce Emmet Scott, Community Dental Partners/National Dental Partners CEO, has been elected as the new president of the ADSO. Mr. Scott will succeed Michael Bileca of Dental Care Alliance, who … Read More
The Texas A&M University College of Dentistry has dedicated its new Clinic and Education Building in Dallas. The university says the 160,000-square-foot, nine-story facility will enable the dental school to increase under-served patients’ access to care and shift from a … Read More
October 15, 2019 — In DrBicuspid.com’s latest list of the largest dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S., the three largest ones have continued to add affiliated practices. Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental, and Pacific Dental have all added about 40 … Read More
EL PASO, Texas – Dentists from The Dental Ark are teaming up with the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region to train staff and donate resources to students. Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, of the Dental Ark, said that we should begin … Read More
Article originally written May 30, 2017 by Tony Edwards, DrBicuspid.com Editor in Chief May 30, 2017 — Almost 7% of dentists in the U.S. are associated with dental service/support organizations (DSOs), according to a recent ADA Health Policy Institute report. … Read More
Originally published June 16, 2017 By Theresa Pablos, DrBicuspid.com associate editor June 16, 2017 — Patients appear dissatisfied with the dental service/support organization (DSO) experience, according to the results from a new survey. Those who received services from DSOs ranked their customer experience … Read More
Almost 7% of dentists in the U.S. are associated with dental service/support organizations (DSOs), according to a recent ADA Health Policy Institute report. However, there’s no readily available list of which are the largest of these DSOs. DrBicuspid.com presents our … Read More
July 29, 2016 — Is it possible to recreate the dental service organization (DSO) model and put the dentist and the patient first, not the organization? An industry veteran has launched a new DSO called Avitus Dental Management Solutions in … Read More
Back in 2012, I delved into a topic of utmost importance and surprising depth: children’s dental health. For years, many dentists chose not to treat Medicaid patients. From an economic point of view, it was really no surprise; providers willing … Read More
August 13, 2015 — The number of large dental practices is growing, along with their profits and the number of people they employ, according to a new research brief by the ADA Health Policy Institute. The trend in recent years … Read More
August 5, 2015 — Dentists working in a dental service organization (DSO) are more satisfied with the amount of hours worked during a week, but less so with their income, compared with dentists working with dentist-owned-and-operated practices (DOOs), according to … Read More
October 17, 2014 — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Texas business groups are urging the rejection of new rules proposed by the state dental board regarding dental service organizations (DSOs), saying they would restrict dentists’ ability to contract … Read More
October 13, 2014 — Last week, three Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff members responded to an invitation for public comments on two rules proposed by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners with a letter addressed to Simone Salloum, assistant … Read More
This week the staff of the Committee on Finance and Committee for Judiciary for the U.S. Senate released a negative report about DSOs entitled the “JOINT STAFF REPORT ON THE CORPORATE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.” The report suggested that one … Read More
