Heartland Dental

dental professionals using digital dentistry tools to examine and explain imaging results to a patient
Pat Bauer leads Heartland Dental with integrity, empowering doctors and their teams to deliver exceptional patient care

Healthcare delivery is under growing pressure from rising costs, limited access, workforce shortages, and rapid technological change. Dentistry reflects these challenges in a particularly personal and hands-on way, where clinicians must balance patient care with running a business, managing staff, overseeing billing, and making independent decisions—often in isolation.
Heartland Dental, the largest dental support organization in the United States and founded by a dentist, provides non-clinical administrative support to dental practices. This allows dentists and hygienists to focus more fully on patient care while the organization assists with key operational needs such as staffing, marketing, and technology management.