Industry Trends

Planet DDS 2026 Deep Dive Report Reveals a Widening Performance Gap Across the Industry
Released at the most concentrated gathering of DSO capital ever assembled, new Planet DDS data exposes the operational gaps costing the industry more than half a billion dollars a year....
2026 Dental Industry Outlook: Deep Dive
The 2026 Dental Industry Outlook: Deep Dive report takes a closer look at what’s really driving performance across today’s dental organizations. Based on data from more than 8,500 dental practices,...

Guy Ellis on What DSO Investors Get Wrong About Value Creation
Guy Ellis has served in more than sixty chairman, board, and C-suite roles across three continents, bringing a global perspective to the dental industry. In this episode of The Dental...
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Brian Colao and Beth Gaddis return for another packed episode of All Things DSO. During this all-new session, Brian answers questions live and shares his insights on timely industry topics,...

Planet DDS Presents: The Connected Practice
The Connected Practice explores how modern dental organizations can scale without operational chaos by unifying clinical workflows, revenue cycle management, imaging, scheduling, payments, and integrations under one connected platform. In...
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Jon Fidler on What Really Makes or Breaks a DSO Executive Hire
What does it really take to make or break a dental support organization (DSO) executive hire? In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet...
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Dr. Lincoln Harris on Solving the Clinical Confidence Gap in Dentistry
What does it take to solve the clinical confidence gap holding dentistry back? In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS sits down...
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Securing DSO Financing: Discover What PE Companies Want to See Before Investing
Private equity (PE) investment and financing in dentistry is undergoing a shift caused by soaring interest rates and inflation. Mergers and acquisitions aren’t always the name of the game anymore,...
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Planet DDS 2026 Dental Outlook Shows More New Patients, Fewer No-Shows Across the Industry
Annual benchmark data points to healthier dental operations in 2026. IRVINE, Calif., March 11, 2026 — Planet DDS, a leading provider of cloud-based, enterprise-grade dental software solutions, today announced the...
Spend more time with patients, less time on paperwork.

