1. New York took the 44th spot in a ranking of best states for dentists to live and work in 2022.
2. The average annual compensation for dental hygienists in New York is $83,600, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
3. New York City-based New York University College of Dentistry students became the first in the U.S. to perform a student-led, robot-assisted dental implant surgery.
4. The New York State Dental Association is partnering with software company Abyde to provide its member dentists with Abyde’s HIPAA compliance program.
5. The average annual compensation for dental assistants in New York is $44,910, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
6. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that allows dental hygienists to use nitrous oxide and local infiltration anesthesia to assist dentists with dental procedures.
7. Frontier Dental Superholdings, a dental lab platform, partnered with and invested in Dental Lab Aesthetics in Port Washington.
8. New York University is the best college in the U.S. for dental hygienist degrees, according to universities.com.
