Today's Top 20 Stories
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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:
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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.
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North Carolina dental office closes after dentist's license suspended
The office of a North Carolina dentist whose license was suspended has closed indefinitely.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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Dental365 acquires New Jersey practice
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 added a dental practice in Westfield, N.J.
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15% of dentists 'too busy' to treat all people requesting appointments: ADA
Fifteen percent of dentists reported being too busy to treat all people requesting appointments at their practices, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Dentist salary vs. cost of living in each state
The cost of living in Delaware, the highest-paying state for dentists, is $47,064 for a single adult with no children.
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