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The Hands Off Kids Health coalition recently delivered more than 6,000 petitions urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to protect Medi-Cal dental funding, Spectrum 1 News reported March 9. Four notes: 1. The state has proposed $362 million in dental funding…
Here are seven dental leadership changes that have taken place since Feb. 12: 1. Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine appointed Denver Jenkins, DDS, as director of its advanced education in general dentistry program. 2. Dental AI…
Here are 12 dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
Ketan Sukkawala, DDS, a pediatric dentist in College Station, Texas, filed a CON application for a dental ambulatory surgery center in Hartford, Conn., according to a March 9 news release from Hartford Business Journal. The ASC will specialize in general…
The New York State Dental Association is advocating for the state to create a dental loss ratio for dental insurers, according to a March 6 report from CBS affiliate 6 News. Currently, the organization is supporting a bill that would…
Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists recently partnered with North Florida Oral & Facial Surgery, a five-location practice. North Florida Oral & Facial Surgery has locations in Jacksonville, Orange Park and Ponte Vedra Beach. The deal marks Beacon’s entry into the Jacksonville,…
Pediatric dentistry is becoming a valuable investment for DSOs looking to fuel long-term, sustainable growth, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management has partnered with two dental practices in Pennsylvania. The dental clinical organization added Lebanon Family Dental and Lebanon Dental Cornwall, both located in Lebanon, Pa., according to a March 9 news release…
Barry Lyon, DDS, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about some of the things dental recruiters should look out for when hiring dentists. Editor’s note: This Q&A is part…
An Alabama dentist was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally causing an explosion at his dental practice to collect insurance money. Douglas O’Connor, DMD, was charged in January with second-degree arson and first-degree insurance fraud.…
