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4 BECKER'S DENTAL + DSO REVIEW // VOL. 2023 NO. 1 DENTAL PROFESSIONALS 12 biggest dental companies worldwide: Insider Monkey By Riz Hatton The Procter & Gamble Co. is the biggest dental company in the world, according to finance website Insider Monkey. Insider Monkey selected the biggest dental companies based on their market capitalization. The website examined each com- pany's market share in the dental industry, past revenue growth and the growth of their dental business segments. Here are the 12 biggest dental companies in the world, ac- cording to Insider Monkey, along with their number of hedge fund holders and market capitalization as of Dec. 6 listed in de- scending order: 1. The Procter & Gamble Co. Number of hedge fund holders: 69 Market capitalization: $353.3 billion 2. Colgate-Palmolive Co. Number of hedge fund holders: 57 Market capitalization: $64.41 billion 3. Zimmer Biomet Number of hedge fund holders: 37 Market capitalization: $25.66 billion 4. Straumann Number of hedge fund holders: N/A Market capitalization: $19.4 billion 5. Align Technology Number of hedge fund holders: 38 Market capitalization: $14.68 billion 6. Henry Schein Number of hedge fund holders: 36 Market capitalization: $11.04 billion 7. Dentsply Sirona Number of hedge fund holders: 32 Market capitalization: $6.58 billion 8. Envista Holdings Corp. Number of hedge fund holders: 32 Market capitalization: $5.46 billion 9. Patterson Cos. Number of hedge fund holders: 23 Market capitalization: $2.82 billion 10. Osstem Implant Co. Number of hedge fund holders: N/A Market capitalization: $1.4 billion 11. Dentalcorp Holdings Number of hedge fund holders: N/A Market capitalization: $1.03 billion 12. The Aspen Group Number of hedge fund holders: N/A Market capitalization: $8.3 million n HHS warns of new ransomware: 8 things for dentists to know By Ariana Portalatin T he U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned of a new human-operated ransomware targeting the healthcare industry. Here are eight things for dentists to know: 1. The ransomware, Royal, was first seen in September but has increased in appearance, according to a Dec. 7 HHS notice. 2. Royal has demanded ransoms of more than $2 million, the American Dental Association said Dec. 28. 3. HHS noted that the ransomware should be considered a threat to the healthcare and public health sector. 4. The ransomware is a 64-bit executable written in C++ that targets windowing systems. 5. The department said Royal appears to be a private group with a financial motivation that claims to also perform double-extortion attacks, in which sensitive data is exfiltrated. 6. In addition to using frequently used attack methods such as phishing, remote desktop protocol compromises and credential abuse, Royal also uses new techniques, including embedding malicious links in Google ads, using an organization's contact forum to bypass email protections and placing malicious installer files on legitimate-looking software sites. 7. Ransom notes appear in a README.TXT file with links to a private negotiation page. 8. The American Dental Association offered several ways for dental practices to protect themselves from attacks. Tips include training staff on basic data security and backing up data regularly. n