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As the U.S. continues to deal with ongoing workforce shortages, practice owners and executives are looking for ways to attract and retain more hygienists. Five leaders recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss how hygienist shortages are affecting their businesses and…

Class-action law firm Lynch Carpenter has launched an investigation into Delta Dental of Virginia’s recent data breach. On or around April 23, Delta Dental of Virginia discovered suspicious activity associated with an email account and launched an investigation. It was…

PDS Health Technologies, part of Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health, has partnered with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to implement Epic for integrated healthcare. Through the Epic Community Connect program, the University of Michigan will add PDS Health’s customized…

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is concerned that the Education Department’s proposed loan changes will create additional financial barriers for students. Seven notes:  1. Earlier this month, the Education Department’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee drafted student loan regulations…

The total number of students graduating from dental assisting programs in the U.S. has steadily declined over the last 10 years, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data on enrollment and tuition for…

Enrollment in dental assisting programs has slightly increased after declining during the last five years, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data on enrollment and tuition for dental hygiene and assisting programs in…

The HHS Department has appointed five agency leaders to help advance the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Here are the new leaders: 1. Brian Christine, MD: Assistant secretary for health 2. Alex Adams, PharmD: Assistant secretary for family support, Administration…

Here are three dentists who have opened practices so far this month: 1. Taylor Farr, DMD, opened Farr Family Dentistry in Milledgeville, Ga. 2. Audrey Rawson, DDS, opened Keiki Smiles of Leeward, a pediatric dental practice in Waipahu, Hawaii. 3.…

Here are eight recent dental industry settlements worth more than $53 million: 1. A federal judge approved Align Technology’s revised $31.7M antitrust settlement. 2. Two dentists in Connecticut entered into civil settlement agreements to resolve allegations that they violated state…

The number of graduates from dental hygiene programs has continued to increase since 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data on enrollment and tuition for dental hygiene and assisting programs in the…