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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has introduced the Promoting Dental Health Act to reauthorize funding for the CDC’s Oral Health Program for five years, according to a March 5 news release. Here are five things to know:
An Ohio dentist has had his anesthesia permit permanently revoked and his license suspended indefinitely following the death of a patient in 2023, WOIO reported March 5. Matthew Miller, 48, visited Visage Surgical Institute in Medina, Ohio, in August 2023…
Farmville (Va.) Dental has reopened months after a fire damaged its building, The Farmville Herald reported March 5. The practice suffered a fire in July, which revealed structural and operational issues in the building that required extensive work. The practice…
Bridge City (Texas) Family Dentistry has closed temporarily after a fire severely damaged its office. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. March 5, 12NewsNow reported. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is not yet known.…
Here are four notable mergers and acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in February: 1. Dallas Nibert, DDS, and Nika Hettlinger, DDS, opened a consolidated, shared dental practice in Barboursville, W.Va. 2. Overland Park, Kan.-based Aria Care Partners…
Several DSOs acquired practices this week, including one in a new state. Here are six DSOs that have made headlines this week: 1. Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners added partner practices in New York, Virginia and California. 2. Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine…
An Indiana woman has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $50,000 from an orthodontics practice, The 812 reported March 5. Jennifer Fullenkamp was an employee of Batesville, Ind.-based Scheele Orthodontics. She was arrested in August 2024 on charges…
Georgia is allocating additional funding in its amended fiscal year 2026 budget to support oral healthcare in the state. Three notes: 1. Included in the budget is $150,000 for the Georgia Mission of Mercy program, an outreach program led by…
A Texas man was recently arrested for allegedly practicing dentistry without a license, KTRK reported March 4. Police reported seeing several people waiting to receive dental care when they arrived at an apartment building to arrest Eduardo Rivero Rios, 61.…
Virginia recently enacted two staffing bills related to dental assistants and hygienists. Four notes: 1. SB 282 creates a licensure pathway for internationally educated dentists to become hygienists. 2. HB 970 allows a dental assistant with 1,800 hours of clinical…
