Crestwood, Ill.-based Aspen Dental Clinic is facing 11 lawsuits filed on behalf of people who say they have been recorded by two hidden cameras found in an employee bathroom, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices.

The Dental AI Council opened membership Dec. 10, encouraging anyone who wishes to join to become a member of the nonprofit seeking to boost artificial intelligence's role in the dental industry.

The ADA wrote to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supporting its interim final rule that will continue allowing its healthcare professionals to deliver services through the VA in states other than the one in which they are licensed, registered or certified to practice.

Funding provided by Delta Dental as a part of its COVID-19 relief efforts is expected to reach $1.1 billion by early 2021, the company announced Dec. 10.

Below is a list of the eight largest dental service organizations in the U.S.

The Texas Dental Association has exclusively endorsed Bento, a modern alternative to traditional dental insurance, for its perks program.

Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands completed its acquisition of Mondovi, Wis.-based Midwest Dental Dec. 2.

Infection control has been a priority for dentists for a long time, but it gained even more importance in 2020, as preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus became top of mind across the globe.

The American Dental Association laid out the main COVID-19-related concerns the administration of President-elect Joe Biden needs to address within its first 100 days to ensure dental providers can effectively serve patients throughout the pandemic.

The global dental endodontics market is set to experience notable market growth from 2020 to 2025, according to a Fact.MR analysis.

Dental professionals are included in California's first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

The University of Maine at Augusta will use more than $200,000 it received from three grants to double the number of dental assistant students it enrolls and add a new location for the program, according to a Dec. 7 Morning Sentinel report.

U.S. District Judge Will Alsup has given the greenlight to a San Quentin, Calif., prisoner's lawsuit alleging he went without food for a month after a botched dental procedure, according to the Mercury News.

Two Anne Arundel County, Md.-based dentists performed more than $200,000 worth of free dental procedures for five patients after their dentist had surrendered his license, according to the Capital Gazette.

From changes made to address the issues facing the dental community during the COVID-19 pandemic to revisions implemented to support federal insurance patients and address patients' smoking, below is a list of 10 times the American Dental Association updated policy in 2020.

Chester, Va.-based Galstan & Ward Family and Cosmetic Dentistry notified its patients that their information may have been exposed during a hacking incident earlier in the year.

Aspen Dental recently opened new offices in both Ohio and Massachusetts.

Delta Dental of Illinois on Dec. 1 updated its PPO fee schedule for general dentists and specialists, as well as increased Delta Dental Premier maximum plan allowances.

Patient volume at dental practices has been steadily declining in the last couple months as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, with 66 percent of dentists experiencing patient volume lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of its COVID-19 economic impact survey.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Patterson's dental sales increased 12.1 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year, driven by strong sales growth across consumables, equipment and value-added services.