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Dental Care Alliance Launches Major, Multi-Faceted Initiative to Promote Patient Safety During COVID-19

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) MAY 18, 2020 Dental Care Alliance (DCA) today revealed a comprehensive new program to support its partner doctors in the safe operation of their practices in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Safe Smiles Initiative provides step-by-step processes and training on new safety protocols, so that patients can visit a DCA-affiliated practice with confidence. Utilizing detailed guidelines [Read more]

David Pegg: COVID-19 in the Dental Industry Update

In the 4th update to our COVID-19 in Dental webinar series we discussed how COVID-19 will impact dental practice mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

DCA implements new teledentistry capabilities to support local healthcare and emergency dental needs

Sarasota, FL - April 8, 2020 Since the launch of Dental Care Alliance’s teledentistry solution on March 21, DCA-supported doctors have helped more than 1,400 emergency dental patients with virtual consultations and communication. This timely, important service allows dentists to triage a patient’s unique concerns to determine if immediate emergency dental treatment is needed, while helping alleviate some overload in [Read more]

Clinical Laser Training with Biolase

At DCA, we support our team learning new skills! This weekend over 100 team members attended our Clinical Laser Training with Biolase. The day was filled with education, technology, hands-on training, recognition and fellowship. Thank you to our presenters as well: Dental Director Dr. Stephen Price, VP of Hygiene Glory Grossbard, RDH Nashwa Khaled from Made Ya Smile, Liz Nies [Read more]

Q&A with James Nick, Chief Revenue Officer, Dental Care Alliance

Where are the greatest opportunities for DSOs? DSO’s have a unique opportunity to improve the efficiency of this industry. This is a major benefit that the consolidation of a single or small group of practices into DSO’s can bring to the market. For example, improving (or automating) interactions between dental office and insurance company. Having previously worked for a major [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Announces formation of the USMILE Foundation

Sarasota, FL – Dental Care Alliance (DCA) is proud to announce the formation of the USMILE Foundation based upon DCA shared values to unleash potential, serve first, move forward, improve lives, lead together and expect excellence. DCA recognizes the vital role that dental healthcare plays in the lives of our patients, but understands that not everyone has access to proper [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance’s Dr. Anthony Marshall Gacita Earns Associate Fellowship in AAID

SARASOTA, FLA. DECEMBER 20, 2019 Dental Care Alliance is proud to recognize Dr. Anthony Marshall Gacita DMD as an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. As one of 750 dentists who hold this distinguished membership, Dr. Gacita is one of the leading experts in implant care. Doctor Gacita maintains the Dental Solutions practice in Voorhees, NJ., providing oral surgery, emergency, [Read more]

Baystate Dental has recently opened a new, state-of-the-art dental practice, located at 98 Lower Westfield Road, Suite 204, Holyoke, MA

HOLYOKE, MASS. DECEMBER 11, 2019 Local residents have a new reason to smile. Baystate Dental has recently opened a new, state-of-the-art dental practice, located at 98 Lower Westfield Road, Suite 204, Holyoke, MA. Baystate Dental of Holyoke is fully equipped to provide comprehensive family dentistry to patients 18 months of age and up, as well as specialty dental care, including emergency [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance is pleased to celebrate and recognize our facilities team for all they do to optimize the physical environments of our practices during the 2019 National Health Care Facilities & Engineering Week!

This growing and resourceful team ensures an experience that is positive for our patients and our team members, by managing existing facilities, maintenance and improvements, as well as the development and launch of our de novo offices across the DCA family. Chuck AldrichDirector of Facilities Russ BernstineProject Manager Teresa ImbrunoReal Estate Coordinator Lauren JohnsonProject Coordinator

Dental Care Alliance Holds Orthodontic Summit

DCA has launched a new orthodontic division to bring together our growing number of orthodontic practices across our geographies. Dr. Matt Freedman (Orthodontic Clinical Director), and Eduardo Laventman (Orthodontic Division VP) have been tapped to help lead this new division for DCA. This past weekend, DCA held its first ever Orthodontic Summit, where top orthodontists from around the country came [Read more]

PDA Dental Marks 13th New Affiliation for Dental Care Alliance in 2019

SARASOTA, FLA. Dental Care Alliance is excited to welcome PDA Dental – previously known as Premier Dental Associates of Lower Manhattan – to its world-class family of affiliated practices. The practice, led by Dr. David Ritholtz, has been providing excellent dental care to patients in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York since 1984. PDA Dental is a [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance’s Mike Cole Honored with NADP Leadership Award

SARASOTA, FLA. SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 Encouraging a spirit of partnership and collaboration between plans and Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) has earned Michael Cole, Vice President of Insurance Plan Management for Dental Care Alliance, the 2019 Don Mayes Leadership Award, presented today by the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) at their annual conference, CONVERGE 2019, in Orlando. This award commends exemplary [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Commits to Improving Lives by Supporting Opioid-Responsible Dentistry

SARASOTA, FLA. Dental Care Alliance recognizes the vital role that dental healthcare professionals play in the fight against our nation’s staggering opioid epidemic. In dentistry, prescription opioids are often used to control acute (short-term) pain after intensive procedures such as tooth extractions, placement of implants and endodontic and periodontal surgeries. While most statistics show that the number of opioids prescribed [Read more]

East Valley Implant & Periodontal Center Joins the Dental Care Alliance Family of World-Class Dental Practices

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) JULY 08, 2019 East Valley Implant and Periodontal Center (EVIP) has joined the Dental Care Alliance Family, specializing in implants and periodontal care in the East Valley of Arizona. With two impressive practices in Mesa and Scottsdale, the practice has been voted a “Top Dentist” in Phoenix Magazine since 2004. Established in 2003, EVIP is led by founder [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Development Team Welcomes New Practices in Texas & Arizona

East Valley Implant and Periodontal Center (EVIP) has joined the Dental Care Alliance Family, specializing in implants and periodontal care in the East Valley of Arizona. With two impressive practices in Mesa and Scottsdale, the practice has been voted a “Top Dentist” in Phoenix Magazine since 2004. Established in 2003, EVIP is led by founder and practicing periodontist Dr. Todd Jorgenson. Dr. Jorgensen is [Read more]

The Dental Care Alliance Family Congratulates Orlando’s Best Dentists!

Dr. Daniel QuevedoADC of Longwood Dr. Charmaine OrtizTowncare Dental Altamonte Springs The dentists on Orlando magazine’s 2019 Top Dentists list were chosen as among the finest in the area by their local peers. topDentists, LLC, a national evaluation firm, conducted an extensive survey, asking local dentists, “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, to whom would you refer him [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Expands Further West with First Affiliated Practice in Arizona

SARASOTA, FLA. The Development Team at Dental Care Alliance is pleased to announce that Cordon Orthodontics in Cave Creek, Arizona has joined the DCA Family! Cordon Orthodontics is located in this growing northern suburb of Phoenix – the largest city in Arizona, and the sixth largest city in the United States. Families in the Tatum Ranch/Desert Ridge and Anthem neighborhoods [Read more]

Dr. Bryan Laskin of Dental Care Alliance Discusses How VR Technology Eases Dental Fears

Jennifer Fernjack’s dental phobia used to be so severe, she would pass out in the dental chair! That all changed, thanks to OperaVR. She and our founder, Dr. Bryan Laskin, who also leads clinical innovation for Dental Care Alliance, shared her story on KARE11.

Dental Associates of Florida’s De Novo Practice in Lutz Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Celebration

On Thursday evening, the team at Dental Associates of Florida’s de novo practice held a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony with friends and families in the Lutz community. While the practice has been open for several weeks, this symbolic event was an opportunity for new and existing patients to gather and tour the new office, meet the doctors and staff [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance is Improving Ordering & Expense Management with Coupa

Expense management (and procurement in North Central Florida) went live at DCA on April 29. In its first ten days, Coupa has received a great amount of praise from our team members across the country, particularly when it comes to organization and efficiency for expense management and supply ordering. Check out the video below to hear from North Central Florida [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Celebrates National Nurses Week!

During National Nurses Week, we would like to extend a special thanks to our Dental Care Alliance nurses, as you improve lives and provide the highest level of quality care to our patients. You deserve special recognition for your vast contributions and the positive impact you make for our patients and in our practices each and every day! Tara Ball Kristine [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance’s Dr. Bryan Laskin on Opera VR

Dr. Bryan Laskin, Dental Care Alliance’s Chief Innovation Officer who practices at DCA’s affiliate office, Lake Minnetonka Dental, hears far too many patients talk about their fear of the dentist. To help combat this, he founded Opera VR—virtual reality software specifically designed to provide therapeutic effects in dental practices. Dr. Laskin says it’s a drug free way to help reduce [Read more]

Jason Chaffin Joins DCA as Chief Information Officer, Richard Capilla Named Chief Technology Officer

The senior leadership team is excited to announce that Jason Chaffin has joined Dental Care Alliance as Chief Information Officer, and Richard Capilla will become our Chief Technology Officer, reporting directly to Jason. This investment in the IT leadership team is critical to support DCA’s growth and position our IT infrastructure, clinical systems and digital consumer strategies, as a leader [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Announces New Affiliation Focused on Midland Park, New Jersey’s Youngest Patients

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) APRIL 08, 2019 The Dental Care Alliance Family grows stronger with the addition of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics of Midland Park. Providing specialized dentistry for children and adolescents in a warm, caring, family-friendly environment, the practice welcomes patients from neighborhoods in and around Midland Park, New Jersey. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics of Midland Park is focused on preventive [Read more]

Bryan Laskin
Founder of Lake Minnetonka Dental and OperaDDS

Bryan Laskin, DDS is the founder of Lake Minnetonka Dental in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. Along with founding his dental practice, Dr. Laskin has started several technology companies to aid healthcare practices including a HIPAA compliant communication system called OperaDDS and a virtual reality system for dental patients called OperaVR. Dr. Laskin is passionate about improving lives by elevating health [Read more]

Dental Associates of Florida Opens Tenth Office

The Dental Associates of Florida family of practices, where smiles are included, offers patients personalized attention and the highest quality dental solutions in locations throughout both Hillsborough and Polk counties in Florida. This world-class team of dental professionals is excited to announce the opening of its tenth practice today, Monday, March 18, in the thriving community of Lutz! With nine chairs and [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Expands Its Network with New Affiliation in Colorado

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) MARCH 04, 2019 Dental Care Alliance (DCA) is delighted to welcome Colorado Springs Oral Surgery to its growing network of world-class affiliate practices. With two thriving oral surgery centers in the picturesque northern and southern regions of Colorado Springs, and a third location in the growing suburb of Pueblo, the practice provides exceptional, accessible care to patients in [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Welcomes Clinical Innovator to Team

Sarasota, FL – Dental Care Alliance (DCA) is delighted to announce the addition of Bryan Laskin, DDS, to its forward-thinking leadership team. Leveraging his demonstrated passion for elevating healthcare through teamwork and technology, Dr. Laskin will lead Clinical Innovations, drive continuous improvement and affect meaningful change across the DSO’s growing network of dental practices. In late 2018, Lake Minnetonka Dental [Read more]

Arkansas’s Premier Oral Surgery Practice Joins Dental Care Alliance

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 08, 2019 Dental Care Alliance starts off 2019 with an impressive new affiliation in Arkansas Maxillofacial Surgery Center, arguably the state’s most successful oral surgery practice. Well-situated in Little Rock and Bryant, Arkansas, this dynamic practice and its long-term team of dedicated dental professionals has been providing excellent patient care for more than 20 years. Arkansas Maxillofacial [Read more]

Dental Care Alliance Launches New Specialty Practice in Virginia Beach

SARASOTA, FLA. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 04, 2019 Dental Care Alliance is proud to announce the opening of its newest specialty practice, Dental Specialty Center of Virginia Beach. Led by an experienced team of endodontists and oral surgeons, the practice provides comprehensive oral surgery and endodontics to adults and children over the age of 10; and, begins welcoming patients today. "We are thrilled [Read more]

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