The dental industry is a fascinating space with regional and national dental service organizations growing rapidly.

Three dental leaders recently made Forbes' list of the world's richest people for 2022.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Dental Services recently expanded their network with a Texas practice.

The number of dental assisting graduates dropped 18.7 percent over five years, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Education Program Enrollment and Graduates Report: 2021-22."

Sonrava Health recently opened an office housing the LooksBrite Eye Center and Western Dental & Orthodontics in South Gate, Calif. 

The office of Thomas Analetto, DMD, was hit by a car June 24, WCVB 5 Boston reported. 

The Florida Department of Health restricted the license of Charles Stamitoles, DDS, June 22 in response to the dentist's legal history, barring him from practicing dentistry on female patients.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance expanded its New York footprint with the addition of Helfner Family Dental to its network. 

The California Dental Association partnered with software company Abyde to offer the association's 27,000 members business support for their practices.

Dental Debt Solutions, an online platform that gives dentists and doctors a new option to refinance their educational debt, launched June 23.

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays are the top three benefits offered to employees at dental practices, according to a June poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy institute.

The dental industry is a fascinating space with regional and national dental service organizations growing rapidly.

Fewer patients making appointments and cancellations continue to be the biggest factor preventing full schedules at dental practices, according to a June poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Dental electronic data interchange company DentalXChange has acquired dental software company ExtraDent.

Boston-based nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health partnered with the Journal of Public Health Dentistry for a special issue that is centered around anti-racism in dental public health. 

Supply chain, staffing and reimbursement issues are just a few uncertainties the dental industry is grappling with today.

A large percentage of dentists offered dental assistants and hygienists raises in the past year as staff recruitment continues to be a top priority at practices nationwide, according to a June poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. More than 1,200 dentists were polled, though not every question yielded that many responses, according to the institute.

A Washington dentist's dental license has been suspended after he allegedly violated multiple sanitation and infection control rules, the Washington State Department of Health reported June 22.

Medical device company Align Technology recently celebrated its 25th anniversary by making a $250,000 donation to Junior Achievement Worldwide. 

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management announced it will match every donation made to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation’s annual fund by June 30, up to $35,000.