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This is M Hat with the Becker's
Dental Busts O Podcast.

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Here's your daily industry news
briefing for today, April 11th.

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First, Montclair, New Jersey based Freedom
Dental Partners acquired Dental Bar,

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A D S O in New York City.

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Dental Par will consolidate its operations
to its flagship location in the city.

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Founder Ben El Chami and
its Ford Current dentist

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will be retained according to an April
10th news release from Freedom Dental

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Partners Dental Bar,

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founded in 2019 has 15,000
active patients and an annual

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revenue of more than 8 million.

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Freedom Dental Partners supports
more than 350 practices across 42

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states. The financial terms of the
acquisition were not disclosed.

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The release said second.

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The North Dakota Senate recently passed
a bill to expand dental services under

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Medicaid K F Y R reported April 7th

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House Bill 1 5 30 would extend
coverage to dental screening,

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diagnosing preventative,
and treatment services.

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Some of these services do not apply to
the state's Medicaid expansion program.

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The report said implementation of these
services could begin in August of the

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bill is passed.

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