There’s no question that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting many industries across the nation, and the dental industry is no exception. Planet DDS will be hosting an emergency webinar on Thursday March 19th at 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST to discuss this crisis and...
Based on historical data, it is virtually inevitable that another recession will occur sometime in the not–too-distant future particularly with the recent coronavirus concerns. Many in the DSO industry are wondering what effect a recession might have on the Great Evolution and Consolidation of the...
As private equity looks to replicate its successes across specialty physician services, significant investment activity has begun to occur in the oral and maxillofacial surgery sector. The goal of these transactions is to create an alignment between clinically leading oral surgery practices and private equity...
Over the last decade, the dental industry has undergone evolution and consolidation. Solo and group practices are affiliating with dental service organizations at a record pace. Nondentist investors are buying nonclinical assets, such as dental equipment, leases, and intellectual property, and contractually affiliating dental practices...
DSO attorney Thomas Alleman has been selected to lead a CE-accredited seminar at Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry's Annual Meeting, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on January 10 - 12, 2020. The overall theme of the meeting is Modern Pediatric Dentistry “Clinical and Business...
On Saturday, November 9, 2019, Dykema DSO Director Brian Colao will be speaking at this year's The DEO Fall Summit: How To Grow Through Practice Acquisitions and Startups. The title of the presentation is "Legal and Strategic Considerations for De Novos & Acquisitions." In his...
Dental Support Organizations, or DSOs, represent one of the fastest-growing areas of the dental industry. In fact, 20 of the nation’s largest DSOs hold combined annual sales of $6 to $7 billion! As this segment continues to gather steam, is it time for you to grab...
By Kathrin E. Kudner The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) settled a HIPAA violation with a Texas-based dental practice based on the practice’s inappropriate disclosures of PHI on YELP. OCR received a complaint on June 5, 2016, from a...
Dental service organizations (DSOs) have rapidly expanded within the last 20 years, and their steady growth is expected to continue. The question is why DSOs are so advantageous and why they’re seeing unabated growth in the dental industry. Dykema attorneys Brian Colao and Meredith Tavallaee...
By Brian Colao and Meredith Tavallaee Published by North Texas Dentistry Brian and Meredith take us through the evolution of the DSO industry, from the initial attempts to create a DSO in the 1990s through the next decade as modifications helped the DSO model gain traction in the industry...