"McDonald’s for Teeth": Private Equity Is Destroying Our Teeth, Dental Professionals Warn

"McDonald’s for Teeth": Private Equity is Destroying Our Teeth, Dental Professionals Warn

As most of us in the United States are well aware, the US healthcare system is a nightmarish labyrinth of profit-seeking middlemen, kafkaesque corporate bureaucracy, and insurance-inflated costs. Adding to the noxious mix is the lucrative field of private equity — a financial industry that earns its dough by buying private companies and selling their assets piecemeal, kind of like a junk dealer. Research has shown that when private equity gets i…

When Private Equity Firms Acquire Dental Practices, Patients Pay the Price

In 2024, the dental industry witnessed 161 private equity deals — the highest number of any health care industry.

Private Equity Wants Your Teeth

As private equity reshapes American health care, the dentistry industry is now leading the charge — and patients are bearing the cost. In the last decade, private equity firms have been quietly taking control of dental care from behind the scenes, largely through secondary business organizations that push dental practices to cut costs and, in some cases, encourage unnecessary and irreversible dental procedures.In 2024, the dental industry witnes…

Private Equity Is Coming for Your Teeth

As private equity reshapes American health care, the dentistry industry is now leading the charge — and patients are bearing the cost. In the last decade, private equity firms have been quietly taking control of dental care from behind the scenes, largely through secondary business organizations that push dental practices to cut costs and, in […]

Private Equity’s Dental Takeover Fuels Overtreatment and Ethical Concerns

In the rapidly evolving world of American healthcare, dentistry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by private equity firms. These investors, seeking high returns, have been acquiring dental practices at an unprecedented rate, turning what was once a profession dominated by independent practitioners into a corporatized model reminiscent of fast-food chains. Dental professionals are increasingly sounding alarms about the consequences, …