CRITICALRegulatoryTier 1
ADSO sues Colorado Dental Board over practice ownership rule
SourceBecker's Dental + DSO ReviewTier 1Hard News
By Ariana Portalatin
Originally at beckersdental.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
DSO-owned clinics in Colorado face an existential legal risk: if the Dental Board’s ban on DSO proprietorship stands, multi-practice groups and their contracted dentists could lose operating authority, triggering immediate revenue and licensing consequences for owners, DSO executives, and associate dentists.
Key points
- ADSO filed suit in Colorado state court challenging the Dental Board’s rule that explicitly prohibits DSOs from serving as proprietors of dental practices.
- The regulation also bars any dentist employed by a DSO from holding ownership, effectively outlawing the DSO employment-and-ownership model now common in Colorado.
- If upheld, the rule could force existing DSO-backed practices to restructure or divest within the state, creating urgent compliance work for owners and DSO leadership.
- The lawsuit outcome will set precedent for other states considering similar ownership restrictions and could shift DSO expansion strategies nationwide.
Who should care
OwnerDSO
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