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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Iona University Athletics has named Port Chester, N.Y.-based Westchester Gentle Dentistry as its official dental partner for the 2026-27 academic year. Through the partnership ...

Chicago-based The Aspen Group has named Miguel Oliveira as senior vice president of omnichannel experience. Mr. Oliveira brings more than 25 years of experience across hospitality, digital, CRM and ...

Kindal Tatum, DDS, has cut the ribbon on Tatum & Co. Dental, a new dental practice in Brentwood, Tenn., according to an Oct. 6 report from the Williamson Herald.  The practice provides services ...

San Francisco-based Zentist has launched Vault, a lockbox automation solution designed to help dental organizations automate ...

Charlotte, N.C.-based QC Healthcare and Las Vegas-based Teledentistry.com have partnered to provide integrated medical-dental telehealth services.  The two telehealth companies will create a pathway ...

Private equity isn’t going anywhere in dental M&A, but the buyers around it are starting to change. Five executives say the next wave of dealmaking will bring longer-term capital, a possible IPO ...