- MEDIUM
- Business
- Tier 1
- Hard News
Maine dental practice to permanently shutter
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Cameron Cortigiano
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Maine practice owners and associates should note how one practice's closure will redistribute 2,000 active patients to neighboring providers, altering local referral patterns and payer mix.
Key points
- 01
Blue Hill Peninsula Dental will close after operating for about 30 years.
- 02
Mike Gillins, DMD, the current owner, cited financial considerations and circumstances beyond the practice’s control as reasons for closure.
- 03
TD Bank filed an equitable relief civil case against Dr. Gillins and two other defendants in Cumberland County in June.
- 04
The practice's 2,000 patients will be referred to other providers in the area.
Who should care
- Owner
- Associate
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