Robert Marchant

Q: Why are insurance issues more complicated for DSOs than for traditional dental practices? Scale changes everything—and so does regulatory complexity. A single-location practice typically carries a straightforward...more DSOs are operating in a more regulation-driven environment, where coverage design, insurance administration and interoperability are no longer side issues. The ADA-led Organized Dentistry Coalition’s push for CMS to preserve...more Across late December 2025 and early January 2026, multiple developments point to a broad tightening of standards and oversight that directly affects DSOs as they scale. At the industry level, the ADA’s decision to launch a...more Dental support organizations (DSOs) sustained notable expansion activity in late 2025. The November 2025 DSO Deal Roundup highlights that multiple platforms grew through both affiliations and de novo practice openings in...more