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Here are four recent CMS updates affecting the dental industry: 1. CMS launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. The launch also came with $50 billion in funding distributed among…

Connecticut, Iowa and Minnesota have the highest rates of dental benefit utilization for adults covered by private insurance, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data regarding Medicaid participation and utilization rates in the…

Michael Schreder, DMD, and Jane Aldrich Schreder, DMD, owners of Schreder Dental in Lancaster, Pa., are retiring, according to a Dec. 30 report from Lancaster Online.  The married duo has provided dental care for more than three decades and currently…

Texas has the highest Medicaid utilization rate among child beneficiaries, while Iowa has the highest utilization rate among children covered by private insurance, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released new data regarding Medicaid participation…

Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. Five notes:  1. Proposition 56, passed in 2016, directs revenue from a tobacco tax to increase access to care for individuals who…

A new law aimed at improving dental care access and addressing provider shortages in Georgia will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, according to a Dec. 29 report from Capitol Beat.  Here are five things to know:

Greater St. Louis (Mo.) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery recently suffered a data breach affecting 501 individuals.  The practice said it became aware of potential unauthorized access to an employee email account for the purpose of distributing a phishing email, according…

Dental artificial intelligence company VideaHealth launched several new products and expanded its services with DSOs this year. Here are seven updates from the company in 2025: 1. Vancouver, Wash.-based Mosaic Dental Collective selected VideaHealth as its enterprise-wide AI platform. 2.…

Dental AI company Pearl has marked several accomplishments this year, including FDA clearances and industry partnerships. Here are 13 updates from the company in 2025: 1. Pearl was granted FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of dental pathologies on panoramic…

Dentistry.One, a teledentistry subsidiary of Mouthwatch, recently suffered a data breach.  The company, which provides services through more than 43,000 dental practices and 30 DSOs in the U.S., disclosed the incident to the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Dec.…