After dentists’ confidence in their dental practice, the dental care sector and the U.S. economy increased for the first two quarters of 2026, it dropped in the third quarter, according to a report ...

More than eight in 10 health savings account and flexible spending account holders would use their funds for everyday over-the-counter oral care products if federal law allowed it, according to a ...

Dental Associates of Florida, a practice supported by Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance, has opened a new location.  The new location, which opened Sept. 18 in Lakeland, Fla., is led by Emily ...

Dentistry has remained a resilient field through several negative global and national events, and two dental leaders say the playbook for the next round of uncertainty is simple: stay calm and ...

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.

The business of running a dental practice has always been shaped by payers, but the relationship is shifting in new ways, according to one dental CEO. According to a March 2026 report from 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 ...

There is a major thread running through most of what ails dentistry right now: reimbursement hasn’t kept pace with the cost of care, and seemingly all woes flow from there. Fee schedules are frozen, ...

Seaport Dental Center in Belfast, Maine, temporarily closed its doors Oct. 2 due to hiring challenges, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. Bangor, Maine-based Penobscot Community Health Care ...

Larger DSOs are increasingly acquiring or affiliating with smaller groups, and Heartland Dental’s most recent deal with Foundation Dental Partners is the latest example. Becker’s has reported on ...

A clinician’s training and competency may matter more to pediatric anesthesia safety than whether a separate anesthesia provider is present during office-based procedures, according to a new analysis ...