Dental service organization (DSO) Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $18.7 million to resolve claims that it secretly shared web user data with Meta and Google, without obtaining users’ consent or informing them....more
8/14/2025
/ Class Action ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Dental Practice ,
Health Care Providers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
Third-Party ,
Web Tracking
On Thursday, May 29 at 12:00 PM, Benjamin Malerba and Sean Simensky will present the webinar, “Practice Transitions for the Practicing Dentist.”
This lecture is designed to inform dentists of some of the legal and...more
5/15/2025
/ Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Business Entities ,
Business Formation ,
Buyers ,
Buying a Business ,
Dental Practice ,
Dentists ,
Letters of Intent ,
Sellers ,
Selling a Business ,
Transition Team ,
Webinars
West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC, which operates more than 40 dental and specialist locations in Southern California, and its affiliates have paid $6.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims...more
In our previous article, we detailed the role and importance of the letter of intent (LOI) in establishing a framework for selling a dental practice. Now we will discuss the next step in the transaction – performing due...more
In our last installment, we discussed some of the initial steps involved in the process of selling a dental practice, including preparing your practice for sale and finding a potential suitor. Specifically, we described ways...more
7/27/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Dental Practice ,
Due Diligence ,
EBITDA ,
Exclusivity ,
Letters of Intent ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Purchase Price ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Target Company
In our last installment, we discussed that the dental services industry has undergone large-scale consolidation in recent years, primarily driven by Dental Services Organizations (DSOs) and private investors. We described...more
A recent data breach involving the computer systems of Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) compromised the records of more than 500 Michigan patients. GEDC operates almost 350 dental practices in 10 states, including New...more
As a dental professional, you are likely aware of the surge of consolidation that has been affecting the industry for the last several years, which has mostly been driven by Dental Services Organizations (DSOs). This...more
The Westchester District Attorney’s office announced on March 17 that it has charged Cesar Masso, a 78-year-old Queens resident, with illegally practicing dentistry without a license...more