- HIGH
- Business
- Tier 1
- Hard News
‘That train is at the end of the line’: What we heard in October
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- 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
DSO leaders and independent dentists describe how consolidation, reimbursement pressure, and workforce shortages are reshaping practice economics and ownership stability.
Key points
- 01
Corey Anderson, DDS, owner of Affordable Dentures & Implants, states organized dentistry has not effectively advocated for dentists facing economic conditions outside their control.
- 02
Dylan Bates, CEO of SALT Dental Partners, states that organic growth is now required for DSOs after aggregation of revenue and EBITDA without operational value creation has left some groups upside down.
- 03
Mark Greenstein, Chief Growth Officer at Heartland Dental, states that DSOs that could not sell have improved asset quality by focusing on embedded doctors, community stability, and value creation.
- 04
Lee Kojanis, DDS, co-owner of Premier Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Group, states that insurance reimbursement decreases, high denial rates, and limited negotiation power benefit insurers while harming oral surgery practices.
Who should care
- Owner
- DSO
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