Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands added Seattle-based Gateway Dental to its network of practices. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/19/19

Local commercial real estate firm Menlo Group negotiated the purchased Peoria, Ariz.-based Deer Valley Dental Village for $5.625 million. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/19/19

Local Wisconsin dentists are challenging the state's effort to pass legislation to license dental therapists, according to NBC affiliate WJWF. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/19/19

Boston-based private equity firm Abry Partners made a strategic investment in Framingham, Mass.-based Dr. Dental Management. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/18/19

Henry Schein has acquired Lighthouse 360, a dental practice management and patient communication provider. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/18/19

About 80 percent of dental students took on debt in 2018; and the average debt total exceeded that of medical students, according to a Nerd Wallet blog post. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/18/19

DentaQuest signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire DCP Holding Co., the parent company of Dental Care Plus Group, a dental insurer provider in the Midwest. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/15/19

The Delta Dental Foundation has appointed Holli Seabury, PhD, CEO of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based McMillen Health, to serve as its executive director, effective March 25. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/15/19

Patients in the Raton Rouge, La., area will have access to free dental care thanks to a two-day popup dental clinic, according to local news station WAFB. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/15/19

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental is now affiliated with six Menasha, Wis. -based RLJ Dental practices. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/14/19

Employees at Detroit-based Deliver Dental Solutions were notified March 5 that the practice would be closing by March 23, according to local ABC affiliate WXYZ. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/14/19

Eleven dentists making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/14/19

Four dental companies making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/13/19

A Lago Vista, Texas-based dental practice was vandalized again March 16, marking the sixth time the practice has been hit, according to local ABC affiliate KVUE. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/13/19

As the relationship between oral health and overall health is becoming more widely known, many Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. lack dental coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/13/19

Three U.S.-based schools made QS World University Rankings' list of the top dental schools in 2019. The rankings organization assessed academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations and other factors to determine its list. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/13/19

While a federal class-action lawsuit has been filed by six veterans against the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah, Wis., the judge has not ruled whether the case qualifies for class action status, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/12/19

Few U.S.-based schools made QS World University Rankings' list of the top dental schools in 2018, and the University of Michigan's School of Dentistry was the one to crack the top 10. The rankings organization assessed academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations and other factors to determine its list. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/12/19

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental is one of the largest U.S. dental service organizations, with more than 700 supported practices. This year, the DSO has opened nine practices: By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/12/19

Invisalign developer Align Technology has signed a distribution agreement with Benco Dental for its intraoral scanners. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/11/19