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  1. New Mexico man charged with threatening dental office staff
    A New Mexico man was recently charged with threatening to kill dental staff for not seeing him without an appointment, Border Report reported April 19.
  2. Texas dental practice to reopen in new office after fire
    Austin, Texas-based Aspire Dental will reopen in a new office after its previous office was damaged in a fire. 
  3. Dental school debt vs. average education debt in 2024
    Dental school students graduated with an average of $280,700 in debt in 2023, according to data from the American Dental Education Association. 
  1. Number of dental assisting programs drops 16% in 10 years: ADA
    There has been a 16.9% decrease in the number of dental assisting programs in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association. 
  2. Dental hygienist student enrollment hits new high
    There were more than 8,600 first-year students enrolled in dental hygiene programs during the 2022-23 academic year. 
  3. Florida career academy aims to reduce dental assistant shortage
    Suncoast Career Academy opened a training facility in Brandon, Fla., to help alleviate the state's dental assistant shortage, according to an April 18 report by ABC affiliate WFTS.
  4. How dentists feel about DSOs and private equity
    Private equity has played a major role in the dental industry over the past few years, with more private equity-backed DSOs and other dental organizations popping up across the U.S.

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  1. 24 dentistry updates in Texas, California and New York
    Here are 24 dental industry updates that have take place in Texas, California and New York since Feb. 14: 
  2. 10 highest-paying cities for dental hygienists
    The highest-paying metropolitan area for dental hygienists is the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif., region, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  3. North Carolina dental office closes after dentist's license suspended
    The office of a North Carolina dentist whose license was suspended has closed indefinitely.
  4. Park Dental Partners promotes 1st VP of operations
    Roseville, Minn.-based Park Dental Partners recently promoted Brian Zard as the company's first vice president of operations. 

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  1. MB2 Dental adds 8 partner dentists
    Dallas-based MB2 Dental expanded its network by partnering with eight dentists across four practices, according to a recent LinkedIn post from the company.
  2. Philadelphia dentist opens practice in historical building
    Richard Eidelson, DDS, opened his second dental practice, which is located in the Medical Arts Building in Philadelphia.
  3. Robotic dentistry market to surpass $1B by 2030
    The global market for robotic dentistry is expected to grow to $1.1 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 16.9% from 2024 to 2030.
  4. Dentists' optimism toward US economy trending upwards
    Dentists’ confidence in the state of the U.S. economy has trended upwards since early 2023, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
  5. Where dental staff recruitment stands in 2024
    Dental assistants and hygienists remain the most challenging roles to recruit for dental practices, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
  6. Dentologie to expand into Seattle with new office
    Chicago-based Dentologie is expanding out of the Chicagoland area with its first office in Seattle, the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reported April 17. 
  7. 6 states that have increased dental reimbursements in the last 3 years
    Here are six states that have increased reimbursement rates for dental services since 2021:
  8. Average hourly wage for dental assistants
    Dental assistants have the highest mean hourly wage in Minnesota, where they make an average of $30.17 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
  9. Dental365 acquires New Jersey practice
    New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 added a dental practice in Westfield, N.J.

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