Practice Trends

Shoring up dental organizations' security vulnerabilities
By Erik Eisen
The harsh reality is that it is only a matter of time before a practice or dental service organization is hit by a cyber breach of some kind, writes Erik Eisen. Here are key areas of your business you can self-audit.
December 17, 2024
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What to expect from dentistry in the next 5 years
By Melissa Busch
The U.S. is amid a generational transition that may bring major changes to dentistry, according to a perspective in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
December 5, 2024
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DSO leaders dish on their must-have technologies for 2025
By Beth Gaddis
Practice owners and dental service organization executives are budgeting for 2025 and allocating where they will invest their dollars. These are their priorities.
November 20, 2024
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What this dental executive is watching heading into 2025
By Kevin Henry
Recorded at the recent Dental Trade Alliance annual meeting in Napa, CA, we spoke with Eric Shirley of Keystone Industries about what he's hearing and what's to come in dentistry.
November 18, 2024
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Dental duets: Despite what you may have read, dentistry is a smart investment
By Dr. Shervin Molayem, Michael Ventriello
The latest advances in dental technology offer exciting investment opportunities for individual investors, venture capital firms, and private equity groups, writes Michael Ventriello and Dr. Shervin Molayem.
November 7, 2024
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2025 trending technologies in dentistry, Part 1: Personalized dental treatment planning, more
By Estela Vargas
Pivotal trends are redefining the patient experience, many of which are available now. Estela Vargas, CRDH, reviews some of these trends.
October 17, 2024
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How much money will you make as a U.S. dentist? It's complicated.
By Melissa Busch
Multiple factors and their complicated interplay make determining the expected wages for dentists working in the U.S. difficult.
October 7, 2024
Dentistry Dollar Bills
5 strategies for dental procurement to increase efficiency and savings
By Beth Gaddis
Procurement is a hot topic at conferences this year as leaders try to streamline costs without sacrificing quality of care. With that, Beth Gaddis talked to dental leaders for their insights and tips on the subject.
October 1, 2024
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Where U.S. patients spend the most for dental exams
By Melissa Busch
The U.S. states with the most expensive and affordable dental exams were recently ranked.
September 24, 2024
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Lessons from the past: How dental practices survived the Great Recession
By Jordon Comstock
By examining how this economic downturn affected consumer behavior and the demand for dental services, we can prepare potential strategies for future economic challenges, writes Jordon Comstock.
September 20, 2024
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How dentistry's practice models continue to evolve
By Melissa Busch
Dentistry's practice models continue to change, according to new data from the ADA Health Policy Institute.
September 5, 2024
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What the lack of an oral medicine workforce in the U.S. means
By Ava Barros
The lack of oral medicine diplomates leaves much of the U.S. population without access to care in their states, according to research published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.
August 28, 2024
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