{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"178539","rtpr_id":"nBw8cpld8a-20261023","ticker":"KKR","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["KKR"],"title":"DentalXChange Names Scott Hampel President","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-23T13:30:00.133Z","article_body":"DentalXChange Names Scott Hampel President\n\nHealthcare technology veteran to lead product, operations, and engineering as\nDentalXChange accelerates its product-led growth\n\nDentalXChange, a leading provider of revenue cycle management for the dental\nindustry, is proud to announce Scott Hampel as President. This strategic\naddition to the Executive Leadership Team reflects DentalXChange’s\ncommitment to growth, innovation, and excellence in service to its clients,\npartners, and stakeholders.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/)\n\nScott Hampel, President of DentalXChange.\n\nScott brings more than 25 years of healthcare technology leadership to\nDentalXChange, with deep experience in product management, tech-based\nservices, commercialization, and operations. As President, he leads the\ncompany’s product, operations, and engineering organizations and reports to\nChief Executive Officer Paul Kaiser. Bringing product strategy, engineering,\nand client operations under one leader helps DentalXChange deliver new\nsolutions faster across its platform, including Eligibility AI, Reconcile AI,\nPayConnect, PortalPass, and XConnect.\n\n“I have spent my career building and scaling healthcare technology\nbusinesses, and few opportunities match the one in front of DentalXChange,”\nsaid Scott Hampel, President of DentalXChange. “The company sits at the\ncenter of the dental revenue cycle, trusted by nearly 200,000 providers and\nmore than 1,400 payers, with a product portfolio that is already changing how\npractices get paid. I am thrilled to join Paul and the team and to help\nDentalXChange deliver more innovation, faster, with the quality our clients\nand partners expect.”\n\n“We are beyond excited to have Scott join DentalXChange. Scott has walked in\nthe shoes of every leader who will report to him. He has run product,\noperations, and engineering at scale, he knows revenue cycle management, and\nhe has done it in the provider clearinghouse business,” said Paul Kaiser,\nCEO of DentalXChange. “Bringing those three disciplines together under one\nleader gives us the horsepower to ship faster, run on metrics, and keep\ndelivering for providers, payers, and partners. Scott will be a difference\nmaker for our clients and our team.”\n\nKaiser continues to lead the company as CEO, with a sharpened focus on\ncorporate strategy, growth, and partnerships.\n\n“When KKR invested in DentalXChange, we did so to accelerate product\ndevelopment and scalable growth across the dental ecosystem. Scott’s\nappointment is a direct investment in that plan,” said Hunter Craig,\nManaging Director at KKR. “He brings a proven record of leading product and\noperations in healthcare technology, and we look forward to supporting Paul,\nScott, and the DentalXChange team in the next phase of growth.”\n\nMost recently, Scott served as President of Mosai, formerly Medalogix, a\nclinical analytics software company serving the healthcare-at-home market,\nafter joining the company as Chief Operating Officer in 2023. Before that, he\nspent six years at MedeAnalytics, a healthcare analytics platform serving\nproviders and payers, as Chief Product and Strategy Officer and then\nPresident, where he was responsible for product, delivery, and operations.\nEarlier, Scott was Vice President of Solutions Management at TriZetto Provider\nSolutions, a leading healthcare provider revenue cycle management company\nserving more than 425,000 providers, following nine years at TriZetto in roles\nspanning pricing, product management, corporate operations, and chief of staff\nto the chief executive officer. Scott holds a BBA from the University of\nMichigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and an Executive MBA from the\nUniversity of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.\n\nAbout DentalXChange\n\nSince 1989, DentalXChange has been on the forefront of modernizing and\ninnovating dental claims, creating dental RCM solutions that bring ease to the\npayments process. Today, it has grown to support a current client base\napproaching 200,000 dental providers and connectivity to over 1,400 payers.\nHeadquartered in Irvine, CA, through its own clearinghouse, state of art\ntechnology consisting of modern APIs, and secure Web portals, DentalXChange\nprocesses over 1B EDI transactions, consisting of more than 300MM dental\nclaims annually. For more information, visit www.dentalxchange.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalxchange.com&esheet=54626890&newsitemid=20261021222615&lan=en-US&anchor=www.dentalxchange.com&index=1&md5=136b9efecbd3eb7a7251ef940abf0ee8)\n.\n\nAbout KKR\n\nKKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset\nmanagement as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to\ngenerate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined\ninvestment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in\nits portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that\ninvest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners\nthat manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life\nand reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial\nGroup. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its\nsponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about\nKKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kkr.com&esheet=54626890&newsitemid=20261021222615&lan=en-US&anchor=www.kkr.com&index=2&md5=676257ed2bd23ae1dfb3d23968c8a592)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/)\n\nMedia Contact\n\nDentalXChange\nMike Jarvinen, Head of Marketing\nmjarvinen@dentalxchange.com (mailto:mjarvinen@dentalxchange.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw8cpld8a-20261023","title":"DentalXChange Names Scott Hampel President","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"KKR","created":"2026-10-23T13:30:00.133Z","tickers":["KKR"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"DentalXChange Names Scott Hampel President\n\nHealthcare technology veteran to lead product, operations, and engineering as\nDentalXChange accelerates its product-led growth\n\nDentalXChange, a leading provider of revenue cycle management for the dental\nindustry, is proud to announce Scott Hampel as President. This strategic\naddition to the Executive Leadership Team reflects DentalXChange’s\ncommitment to growth, innovation, and excellence in service to its clients,\npartners, and stakeholders.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/)\n\nScott Hampel, President of DentalXChange.\n\nScott brings more than 25 years of healthcare technology leadership to\nDentalXChange, with deep experience in product management, tech-based\nservices, commercialization, and operations. As President, he leads the\ncompany’s product, operations, and engineering organizations and reports to\nChief Executive Officer Paul Kaiser. Bringing product strategy, engineering,\nand client operations under one leader helps DentalXChange deliver new\nsolutions faster across its platform, including Eligibility AI, Reconcile AI,\nPayConnect, PortalPass, and XConnect.\n\n“I have spent my career building and scaling healthcare technology\nbusinesses, and few opportunities match the one in front of DentalXChange,”\nsaid Scott Hampel, President of DentalXChange. “The company sits at the\ncenter of the dental revenue cycle, trusted by nearly 200,000 providers and\nmore than 1,400 payers, with a product portfolio that is already changing how\npractices get paid. I am thrilled to join Paul and the team and to help\nDentalXChange deliver more innovation, faster, with the quality our clients\nand partners expect.”\n\n“We are beyond excited to have Scott join DentalXChange. Scott has walked in\nthe shoes of every leader who will report to him. He has run product,\noperations, and engineering at scale, he knows revenue cycle management, and\nhe has done it in the provider clearinghouse business,” said Paul Kaiser,\nCEO of DentalXChange. “Bringing those three disciplines together under one\nleader gives us the horsepower to ship faster, run on metrics, and keep\ndelivering for providers, payers, and partners. Scott will be a difference\nmaker for our clients and our team.”\n\nKaiser continues to lead the company as CEO, with a sharpened focus on\ncorporate strategy, growth, and partnerships.\n\n“When KKR invested in DentalXChange, we did so to accelerate product\ndevelopment and scalable growth across the dental ecosystem. Scott’s\nappointment is a direct investment in that plan,” said Hunter Craig,\nManaging Director at KKR. “He brings a proven record of leading product and\noperations in healthcare technology, and we look forward to supporting Paul,\nScott, and the DentalXChange team in the next phase of growth.”\n\nMost recently, Scott served as President of Mosai, formerly Medalogix, a\nclinical analytics software company serving the healthcare-at-home market,\nafter joining the company as Chief Operating Officer in 2023. Before that, he\nspent six years at MedeAnalytics, a healthcare analytics platform serving\nproviders and payers, as Chief Product and Strategy Officer and then\nPresident, where he was responsible for product, delivery, and operations.\nEarlier, Scott was Vice President of Solutions Management at TriZetto Provider\nSolutions, a leading healthcare provider revenue cycle management company\nserving more than 425,000 providers, following nine years at TriZetto in roles\nspanning pricing, product management, corporate operations, and chief of staff\nto the chief executive officer. Scott holds a BBA from the University of\nMichigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and an Executive MBA from the\nUniversity of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.\n\nAbout DentalXChange\n\nSince 1989, DentalXChange has been on the forefront of modernizing and\ninnovating dental claims, creating dental RCM solutions that bring ease to the\npayments process. Today, it has grown to support a current client base\napproaching 200,000 dental providers and connectivity to over 1,400 payers.\nHeadquartered in Irvine, CA, through its own clearinghouse, state of art\ntechnology consisting of modern APIs, and secure Web portals, DentalXChange\nprocesses over 1B EDI transactions, consisting of more than 300MM dental\nclaims annually. For more information, visit www.dentalxchange.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalxchange.com&esheet=54626890&newsitemid=20261021222615&lan=en-US&anchor=www.dentalxchange.com&index=1&md5=136b9efecbd3eb7a7251ef940abf0ee8)\n.\n\nAbout KKR\n\nKKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset\nmanagement as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to\ngenerate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined\ninvestment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in\nits portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that\ninvest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners\nthat manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life\nand reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial\nGroup. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its\nsponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about\nKKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kkr.com&esheet=54626890&newsitemid=20261021222615&lan=en-US&anchor=www.kkr.com&index=2&md5=676257ed2bd23ae1dfb3d23968c8a592)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/)\n\nMedia Contact\n\nDentalXChange\nMike Jarvinen, Head of Marketing\nmjarvinen@dentalxchange.com (mailto:mjarvinen@dentalxchange.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-23T13:30:00.200408824Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792762200200},"received_at":"2026-10-23T13:30:00.335Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021222615/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"166449","press_release_id":"178539","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"DentalXChange, a KKR portfolio company providing dental revenue cycle management, appointed healthcare technology veteran Scott Hampel as President, leading product, operations, and engineering.\n\nHampel brings 25+ years of experience including President of Mosai (Medalogix) and leadership roles at MedeAnalytics and TriZetto. 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