Here are seven dental industry updates that have taken place in North Carolina since February:
1. The North Carolina Dental Board issued updated sedation guidelines to dental practices.
2. North Carolina was ranked among the worst states for children’s oral health in 2026.
3. High Country Community Health reopened its dental clinic in Avery, N.C, after more than a year since it was damaged during a hurricane.
4. Gladwell Orthodontics opened a new location in Durham, N.C., its seventh practice in North Carolina.
5. North Carolina legislators are considering switching the state dental board to be made up of politically appointed members instead of ones elected by dentists.
6. Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners partnered with Manisha Ghodke, DMD, of Crossroad Family Dental in Cary, N.C.
7. A woman in North Carolina was arrested and charged with practicing orthodontics without a license.
