{"id":7807,"date":"2023-08-01T22:39:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2023-08-01T22:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:39:58","slug":"smile-doctors-dallas-based-startup-reshaping-health-led-by-j-hedrick-550m-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/smile-doctors-dallas-based-startup-reshaping-health-led-by-j-hedrick-550m-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile Doctors: Dallas-based startup reshaping health, led by J. 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