Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH The economic squeeze hit every practice equally. So why do some owners feel steady while most feel exposed? The answer isn’t conditions — it’s visibility. And visibility is a system you can build in about… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH For most of modern dentistry’s history, the patient relationship has been mediated by a third party. The insurer sat between the practice and the patient, setting the fees, approving the treatment, and absorbing a slice… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH If you are a practice owner or DSO leader weighing a transaction in 2026, the most important thing to understand is this: the market did not simply get colder. It got smarter. The peak-era dynamic… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH The consolidation of dentistry over the past two decades is one of the great untold business stories in American healthcare. Twenty-five years ago, there were roughly 100 dental support organizations in the United States. Today… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH For years, dental technology was discussed the way one discusses a luxury upgrade — interesting, aspirational, and ultimately optional. That framing is gone. In 2026, AI and teledentistry have crossed a threshold: they are no… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH Most of the pain points dominating dentistry in 2026 have been building slowly for years: the staffing shortage, the reimbursement squeeze, the consolidation wave. The Medicaid cuts are different. They are a policy event with… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH For most of the last decade, the DSO playbook was simple: grow. Acquire practices, expand the footprint, push the location count higher, and trust that scale would eventually sort out the operational details. Capital was… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH Ask a dentist what keeps them up at night in 2026, and more than half will give you a version of the same answer: insurance. Low reimbursement rates. Delayed payments. Denied claims. The administrative machinery… Continue reading

Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH There is a number making the rounds in dental operations circles this year, and it should stop every practice owner and DSO executive cold. In the first quarter of 2026, a dentist reported that the… Continue reading

The leadership legacy framework that separates a personal practice from a durable institution Hamza Asumah, MD, MBA, MPH The Most Uncomfortable Truth About Founder-Led Healthcare Businesses Here is a test. If you, the founder of your healthcare business, were incapacitated… Continue reading