April 2026 brought another active month of dental group M&A, with several DSOs expanding their practice networks through acquisitions and new partnerships. TUSK Practice Sales advised transactions including…
DSOs that absorbed 8%–20% price hikes from recent tariff and inflation cycles face margin pressure that will not recover through volume growth alone. This analysis identifies five procurement…
Dentistry operates with tighter feedback loops, simpler billing structures, and more integrated workflows than most healthcare settings — making it a natural proving ground for operational AI. MedCity…
Becker’s Dental Review identifies three primary drivers shaping DSO expansion in 2026. De novo development is gaining traction as an alternative to acquisitions — Smile Partners launched its…
Periodontal disease intersects with more than $1.3 trillion in annual U.S. healthcare spending — spanning diabetes management, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and preterm labor — yet remains largely absent…
ChatGPT’s web search mode generates internal “search model queries” that reveal how LLMs interpret and anticipate buyer intent. By inspecting the network tab during a ChatGPT search session,…
Dental M&A is entering a more disciplined phase in 2026. Sixty-nine percent of DSOs expect to increase acquisitions this year, but a high-demand, low-supply environment is limiting available…
Becker’s Dental Review provides a current-state snapshot of six specialty-focused dental DSOs and MSOs as of early 2026. Allied OMS operates more than 30 offices across 12 states;…
The dental M&A market is reorganizing around operational fundamentals rather than network scale. Dental Care Alliance and Affordable Care have both entered lender control, signaling the end of…
PDS Health — the first DSO to integrate dental and medical records using Epic — is expanding its model through a partnership with the University of the Pacific,…
