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More Indiana Dentists Going Corporate

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More and more dentists are going corporate in Indiana.

The Indiana Dental Association cites a 25% jump in 2010 in what they call "large group practices," which are branded, corporate-type entities.

IDA Executive Director Doug Bush says most dentists in Indiana still maintain independent practices.

However, he says the trend seems targeted at young, new dentists who choose to work for dental management service groups.

"It's attractive to new dentists," says Bush. "Especially new dentists who have just graduated from dental school and they're carrying a great deal of debt from their education. They're seeing this as a route to a paycheck, a regular paycheck, without the expense of setting up ma practice of their own."

Bush says it‘s better for dentistry to retain current practice as a relationship between dentist and patient.

Still, he says there‘s no denying the trend that involves multiple locations of dental offices under the same name brand.