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Emerging models in dentistry help new practitioners
By Benjamin Poest, DDS
Dental service organizations (DSOs) often get a bad rap. But this business model offers a number of professional and personal advantages for dental practitioners and their patients, according to a dentist who practices at a Texas office affiliated with a well-known DSO.
January 7, 2013
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Texas legislators to consider new DSO regulations
By Donna Domino
Dental service organizations (DSOs) in Texas would be subject to greater oversight under a new bill introduced to the state Legislature on December 21. The measure, which would require DSOs to register with the state dental board, seeks to ensure that dentists provide care without interference from corporate management.
December 27, 2012
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Texas DSO group opposes increased regulation
By Donna Domino
The Texas Coalition of Dental Support Organizations, which includes several large dental service organizations (DSOs), says legislative discussions about increased oversight of their businesses could produce regulations that are unnecessary and anticompetitive.
November 28, 2012
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Study: DSOs provide more affordable care for underserved
By Donna Domino
Many in the dental community are questioning a new study -- conducted by a well-regarded economist -- that found that dental service organizations (DSOs) provide lower cost treatment to underserved populations. The report also eschews criticisms about Medicaid fraud and unnecessary procedures that have been leveled against many DSOs.
October 7, 2012
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Investment firm acquires DSO Gentle Dental
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a global private investment firm, has acquired InterDent, a dental practice support organization (DSO) that primarily operates under the Gentle Dental brand name.
August 7, 2012
New coalition supports Texas DSOs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Providers of dental office administrative support services, or dental service organizations (DSOs), have formed a new group called the Texas Coalition of Dental Support Organizations.
July 8, 2012
NC swiftly passes DSO compromise legislation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Just days after a compromise on the regulatory oversight of contracts between dental service organizations (DSOs) and dentists was struck by groups representing DSOs and the North Carolina Dental Society, the resulting legislation has been swiftly passed by the North Carolina Legislature.
June 28, 2012
NC DSO bill moves forward after truce
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation in North Carolina that would affect the relationship between dentists and dental service organizations (DSOs) has been significantly scaled back after both sides called a veritable truce, the News Observer reported.
June 27, 2012
DSOs part of the access-to-care solution
By John Notarianni, DDS
Dental service organizations (DSOs) are not all evil, according to Dr. John Notarianni, who has worked at an Aspen Dental practice in Knoxville, TN, for seven years. He contends DSOs can play an important role in improving access to care for many individuals by giving dentists more time to provide that care.
June 21, 2012
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NC bill stirs protests from dentists, patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists and patients gathered in front of the North Carolina Legislative Building today to voice their opposition to HB 698/SB 655.
June 4, 2012
FTC opposes NC dental management legislation
By Kathy Kincade
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a letter to the North Carolina General Assembly stating its opposition to pending legislation that would give the state dental board more control over contracts between dentists and out-of-state dental management chains.
May 30, 2012
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