Practice Management Platforms: Consolidation Has Winners and Losers

Practice Management Platforms: Consolidation Has Winners and Losers

Three major dental software platforms acquired smaller competitors in May 2025. Consolidation in practice management is real. If you're on a small platform, your vendor probably got bought or is about to be.

Why it matters: Your data becomes worth more in a larger ecosystem. That's good and bad. Good: better integrations. Bad: your negotiating power disappears. The new owners don't need your feedback anymore.

What to do: Before your next renewal, audit your current platform against the Big Three. Switching costs you 30-60 days of productivity. Do it now while you have leverage, not after you're locked in with a new owner who owns your data.