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Hulme Orthodontics has merged one of its offices with Beitchman Orthodontics, Community Impact reported March 4. Hulme Orthodontics has six locations throughout Texas. One of the offices in Boerne, Texas, is now shared with Beitchman Orthodontics, which has a second…
A mistrial was recently declared in the trial for a Virginia woman charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry, WAVY reported March 3. Cristina Caro-Valencia is facing multiple charges of practicing dentistry without a license. On the second day of the trial,…
Artificial intelligence is no longer theoretical in dentistry. It is part of daily clinical life. The real question is not whether practices will adopt AI, but how to implement it in a way that strengthens clinical decision-making and improves the…
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel has introduced a resolution to affirm the safety and efficacy of the use of fluoride in the U.S. The goal of the resolution is to push back against state and local measures to ban fluoride, according…
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners added partner practices in New York, Virginia and California in February. The DSO’s new partners include Julia Cerny, DMD, in Latham, N.Y.; Hampton (Va.) Oral & Facial Surgery; and Berkeley & Orinda Orthodontics, which has three…
Rhode Island Rep. Marie Hopkins is advocating for the University of Rhode Island to open a dental school, the Rhode Island Current reported March 3. Six notes: 1. A legislative commission agreed earlier this year that the University of Rhode…
A bill that would authorize the creation of dental therapists in Florida has been postponed by the Florida Senate, according to a March 3 report from Florida Politics. The Florida House of Representatives passed House Bill 363 in an 80-29…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management has partnered with a practice in Georgetown, Texas. The organization added 4405 Dental Studio, which is led by Andrew Edmonds, DMD. The practice provides services including family, general, cosmetic and restorative dentistry, as well as…
Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network has named Tiffany Otto, DDS, its division chief of dental services. Dr. Otto leads the organization’s dental services in Delhi, Hamilton and Oneonta, N.Y. She is also serving patients at Bassett’s FoxCare Center in Oneonta…
Maine and Massachusetts are among the states with the highest dental treatment costs in the U.S., according to WalletHub. Personal finance website Wallethub recently ranked states based on dental habits and oral healthcare, using metrics such as the share of…
