Need help growing your dental service organization? These articles offer valuable insights, especially for enhancing the revenue and growth of DSOs.
Owning and running a DSO has a specific set of challenges. Everything you do is on a larger scale from a single office practice — including every single administrative process. Because of this, it can be challenging to have consistent workflows among every dental practice under your management.
Broken processes lead to dips in revenue for any business, but here we’re focused on the solutions and resources you’re seeking that apply to the distinct structure and needs of a DSO.
This article shares our top 6 DSO articles from our Learning Center. These DSO resources cover topics like:
- The basics of a DSO
- How to improve processes at your DSO
- What’s happening in the DSO industry
- Why a dental practice owner might consider selling to a DSO
Let’s dig in…
1. DSO meaning — What is a DSO, and how does it affect my dental practice?
Getting back to the basics, this article covers exactly what a DSO is and its purpose. It also delves into the billing processes associated with DSOs — which are similar to the billing process private practices face, but multiplied by the number of offices you have. Even at the DSO level, you likely have to deal with insurance claims and collections.
A great read if: You’re considering working for a DSO or buying and owning a DSO.
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2. How DSOs meet 3 top challenges with revenue cycle management services: 3 problems and solutions
DSOs have a unique set of challenges, particularly when it comes to the revenue cycle. This article covers 3 of the big problems, and shows how working with a revenue cycle management (RCM) provider solves each one.
You’ll learn how the support provided by RCM experts will heal your DSO’s broken processes, and as a result, increase its financial health. This article covers staffing challenges as well, and how RCM solutions help.
A great read if: Your DSO has a permanent backlog of paperwork, staffing shortages, or a need for new technology.
Read here: How DSOs meet 3 top challenges with revenue cycle management services: 3 problems and solutions →
3. 10 dental conferences on the leading edge for DSOs, groups, and RCM experts
Attending conferences is a great way to network, stay abreast of new technologies, and keep up to date on where the 
industry is heading. This article covers 10 annual conferences in the USA specifically for DSOs and emerging dental groups, including where the conference is located, a summary of the conference’s purpose, and a link to its website so you can get more information.
This article is for 2023, but the same events are being held in 2024. Members of the DCS team regularly attend many of the conferences listed in this article. Perhaps we’ll see you there!
A great read if: You are a DSO professional looking to stay connected with the DSO industry, and learn more tips from colleagues and industry leaders on how to run a successful DSO.
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4. Learn the pros and cons of selling your dental practice to a dental service organization (DSO)
Don’t be fooled: This article might seem like it’s meant only for a private practice owner, not a DSO professional. But reading this article will also give you insight into how dental professionals view DSOs — their questions, fears, and doubts.
If your role at a DSO is to sign on new dental practices, this will be a great resource for you. It covers the thought process many dental practice owners have and what they should consider when selling to you, a DSO.
A great read if: You’re trying to understand the dental practice owner’s perspective when selling to a DSO.
Read here: Learn the pros and cons of selling your dental practice to a dental service organization →
5. Revolutionary insights: How women in DSOs are transforming the industry
This article covers insights we gathered from attending the 2023 Women in DSOs Empower & Grow conference. In the past several years, there are more women becoming dentists, and also more women in ownership and leadership roles in DSOs and groups.
While attending this conference, our DCS team got intel on how inflation has affected the industry, what experts think of the continuing staffing shortage, and how AI will affect the entire dental industry.
A great read if: You are a female leader in a DSO who is working to stay ahead of your competition in the industry.
Read here: Revolutionary insights: How women in DSOs are transforming the industry →
6. Elevate your DSO revenue: DCS eliminates these 5 problems for you
This article explores how DCS will support taking your DSO to its next financial growth level. Our revenue cycle management services — credentialing, patient scheduling, insurance verification, insurance billing, patient billing, and more — will fast track the success of your DSO.
When you have experts working to create and maintain consistent, efficient processes across all of your locations, you’ll see higher revenue, happier staff, and happier patients.
A great read if: You’re a DSO owner or leader looking to grow your business and increase cash flow.
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To recap, we shared the following articles that are excellent resources for growth-minded DSO managers and owners:
- DSO meaning — What is a DSO, and how does it affect my dental practice?
- How DSOs meet 3 top challenges with revenue cycle management services: 3 problems and solutions
- 10 dental conferences on the leading edge for DSOs, groups, and RCM experts
- Learn the pros and cons of selling your dental practice to a dental service organization (DSO)
- Revolutionary insights: How women in DSOs are transforming the industry
- Elevate your DSO revenue: DCS eliminates these 5 problems for you
A DSO does face similar challenges as private practices, but its much larger scale impacts everything. And with multiple locations to manage, it’s crucial that your processes be streamlined and cohesive to collect money for you with ease, not halt or hinder your cash flow.
DCS’ end-to-end revenue cycle solutions will transform your DSO, helping you pave the way for financial success and growth: Take our free, 2 question assessment to see if we’re right for each other.
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