# Corporate signal

**Corporate signal:** A corporate signal is a dental transition signal drawn from state corporate filings: new entities at an existing address, officer and registered-agent changes, and annual reports.

A corporate signal is a dental transition signal drawn from state corporate filings: new entities at an existing address, officer and registered-agent changes, and annual reports.

A corporate change at an existing location is often the first public trace of a deal. Where state law limits non-dentist ownership, DSO arrangements may run through management agreements that are not filed publicly, so corporate records undercount affiliation.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/corporate-signal

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