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Kessel Run Management: Pushing the envelope of what a dental organization can do BY PETE MERCER
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What’s in a name? Finding the right name for your dental practice or DSO can be a challenging ordeal. While you want it to feel familiar, you also want it to stick out in a way that is memorable and recognizable to everyone. Many labor over the naming process of their organization, spending a great deal of time trying to find something that
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conveys meaning and some level of expertise in the field. Kessel Run Management is a dental management organization based in Houston, Texas. Run by Dr. Kyle Hale, Kessel Run was created as a common management entity to preside over the five locations he and his family were operating in the Houston area. A longtime
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Star Wars fan, Hale named the organization after the infamous Kessel Run, a dangerous smuggling route used by the rugged hero Han Solo, as seen in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Now, Kessel Run has two more de novo practices (making it seven practices in total) on the way, as well as 17 managed practices for their Invisalign group purchasing.
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