DSO Industry
Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) contract with dental practices to provide critical business management and support including non-clinical operations.
Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) contract with dental practices to provide critical business management and support including non-clinical operations.
Enables dentists to focus on the patient while delivering excellent dental care.
Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) contract with dental practices to provide critical business management and support including non-clinical operations. The creation of DSOs have allowed dentists to maximize their practice with the support of professional office management. The DSO model enables dentists to focus on the patient while delivering excellent dental care.
The DSO model has afforded many dentists the opportunity to use modern technology to provide high quality dental care to patients. ADSO’s member companies are always investing in cutting edge and novel technologies for the benefit of the patient. These technologies include radiography, in-office CAD/CAM, intraoral cameras, implants, online record keeping and scheduling.
ADSO’s member companies are in the business of providing high quality management services to dentists seeking support in their non-clinical operations.
Myth | Reality |
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Corporate ownership of a practice | By law dentists must own and operate their practices, DSOs provide non-clinical business support |
High doctor turnover | Many DSOs have low single-digit programs, strong mentoring opportunities |
Low clinical quality | Many DSOs facilitate top flight CE programs, strong mentoring opportunities |
Doctors don’t stay long-term | Many DSO-supported dentist are now making DSO affiliations their career of choice |
Career advancement concerns | Many DSO-supported dentists earn more, have more mobility and have a better work-life balance than private practitioners |