Elenora Woods, DDS, entered the 2021 race for mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Nearly 4,000 Boston children have lost their access to dental care due to public schools' pandemic-induced suspension of dental programs for students who may not otherwise receive services, The Boston Globe reported.

Chad Gehani, DDS, addressed the American Dental Association's House of Delegates Oct. 15, reflecting on his year of service as ADA president.

Patients delaying dental care amid the pandemic will likely trigger increased patient fees, job cuts and fewer family practices, experts told USA Today.

Do-it-yourself dental trends have emerged on TikTok, the video-centric social media platform with more than 800 million active users worldwide, in recent weeks, but many dentists think the users posting these videos should stick to receiving their dental care from a professional.

From a former American Dental Association vice president's passing to a Ohio dentist being indicted in the largest healthcare opioid and fraud case in the Department of Justice's history, here are the dentists making headlines this week.

Visits related to a preventable dental condition make up 1.5 to 2.5 percent of all emergency department visits in the U.S., costing taxpayers, hospitals and the government about $2 billion per year, a new study from College Station-based Texas A&M University reveals.

Although point-of-care tests are not yet readily available for practice use, the California Dental Association is advocating for dentists to have testing capabilities.

Young teledentistry company The TeleDentists partnered with healthcare services provider FlexCare Digital Health Oct. 13 to offer its services to more employees.

The latest dental TikTok trend to emerge is flossing your teeth with hair, according to Mirror.

COVID-19 rates among dentists were low in the late spring as practices reopened, according to an Oct. 9 report by the American Dental Association.

Roughly one-third of dental practices are recruiting dental assistants and one-quarter are recruiting hygienists, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute's latest poll.

Henry Schein has partnered with The Dentists Supply Company to launch TDSC.com, an online-only option for purchasing dental supplies that will go live in late October.

Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is opening a new practice in San Diego, the organization's 234th office in California.

An Ohio dentist and dental assistant were among those indicted in the largest healthcare opioid and fraud case in the Department of Justice's history, which included more than 100 medical professionals charged in relation to schemes that defrauded federal healthcare programs and private insurers of more than $6 billion, according to a DOJ news release.

Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University will offset financial strains by closing its dental clinic and pharmacy Dec. 31, The Harvard Crimson reported.

CMS released a fact sheet to help providers check patients' Medicare eligibility.

Eric Morrison, DDS, of Waynesville, N.C.-based Morrison Family Dental, has been placed on a five-year probation by the state board after failing to keep proper patient records, reports The Mountaineer.

Massachusetts endodontist William Arden, DDS, thought he may have been compromising when he entered dental school instead of becoming a physician, but he now understands that is not the case, according to ADA News.

Former American Dental Association vice president Robert Ferris, DDS, died Oct. 1 at age 83, the organization recently announced.