2026 · Published
Innovative Practices 2026
Offices where a new idea has been made ordinary — absorbed into the schedule rather than added to the brochure.
- Year
- 2026
- Honorees
- 4
- Selection
- Editorial · no fee
The 2026 list
Front Range Dental Collective
Practice Ownership · Shared ServicesDenver, Colorado
Nine independent owners sharing a back office without sharing equity — a structure that cut administrative headcount by roughly a third.
Peachtree Orthodontic Studio
Orthodontics · Clear AlignersAtlanta, Georgia
Remote monitoring as the default rather than an upsell, cutting a typical case from fourteen in-person visits to five.
Sunset Smile Studio
Cosmetic Dentistry · Digital WorkflowsLos Angeles, California
A design phase treated as the treatment, with fees quoted only after the patient has lived with a provisional.
Space City Smiles
Cosmetic Dentistry · OrthodonticsHouston, Texas
An authorized Invisalign provider running digital x-ray imaging that cuts patient radiation exposure.
Methodology
Innovative Practices looks past technology purchases. We recognize practices that changed a workflow, a fee structure, or an ownership model and then kept it through at least two full years of operation.
Selection is editorial and unpaid. Vendors have no role in the process and are not consulted.
A practice that bought the equipment but did not change the day does not qualify.
What we look for
- A change that outlasted its novelty
- Measurable effect on how patients experience the practice
- Willingness to describe what did not work
