# Dental consolidation

**Dental consolidation:** Dental consolidation is the shift of dentists and practice locations from independent ownership into larger groups, chiefly DSOs.

Dental consolidation is the shift of dentists and practice locations from independent ownership into larger groups, chiefly DSOs.

How far it has gone depends on what you count: dentists affiliated with a DSO, practice locations owned by one, or ownership among dentists generally. Always state the definition and the year when citing a consolidation figure.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/dental-consolidation

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