CEO of DSO Affordable Care to retire

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Jan 16, 2024
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Dental service organization (DSO) Affordable Care announced that its CEO Gene Kirtser will retire at the end of February.  

Peter Bridgman, who most recently served as CEO of Visionworks, will succeed Kirtser.  Under Kirtser’s leadership, Affordable Care grew from 220 to 440 affiliated dental practices across 43 states.

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