Dental reimbursement rate increases are continuing to lag behind inflation, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA’s “The State of the U.S.

CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage, has closed a $9.2 million sale-leaseback of a five-property dental practice ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1311 into law, allowing unlicensed dental assistants in California to complete required infection control training through virtual courses. Five not ...

Roughly 37% of adults reported having dental debt in 2025, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The healthcare advocacy organization analyzed December 2025 data from the ...

Dentists who sold to private equity-backed groups were promised wealth creation. According to one dental CEO, many end up with a lower income, a payout that never arrived and little to show for it.

As oral surgeons grapple with rising student loan debt and independent practices struggle to compete for new graduates, more providers are looking to partner with larger organizations. Richard Hall, ...

Dental consolidation has made its way up the food chain this year as some of the biggest organizations have gone shopping for other DSOs, from a Canadian company’s entry into the U.S. market to a ...

Forty-eight U.S.-based universities were recently ranked among the best in the world for dentistry and oral sciences in 2026 by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking used academic indicators to ...

Dental membership and oral care platform Wally has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. Wally offers a $249 yearly membership for preventive dental services, including unlimited cleanings, ...