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Dentistry Is Losing the Health Care Wallet, and It Has Been for a Decade
Aug 09, 2026
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Most of what gets written about the dental economy is cyclical. Good quarter, bad quarter, confidence up, confidence down. The ADA's Q2 2026 report contains one chart that isn't cyclical at all, and it's the one I'd put in front of anybody making a ten-year decision about this industry.
Over the de...
The Pillars of Dental Strategy: A Framework for Practice Owners and DSO Operators
Aug 06, 2026
Dental strategy is the set of financial, operational, and regulatory decisions that determine whether a dental practice survives, scales, or gets sold on someone else's terms. It breaks into six working pillars: practice transitions and DSO affiliation, equipment as a capital asset, insurance and re...
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The ADA's Q2 2026 Dental Economy Report: What the Numbers Actually Say
Aug 05, 2026
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The ADA Health Policy Institute released its Q2 2026 update on the state of the U.S. dental economy in July. Forty-seven slides, four core sections, plus a new section on AI usage in dental practices.
Most of the coverage has focused on two numbers: dentist confidence is up, and 43% of dentists now...