AI and Teledentistry

A SmileDirectClub employee allegedly shot three other workers Aug. 3 at a manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tenn., ABC News reported.

Medical device company Align Technology has entered an accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. to repurchase $75 million of Align's common stock.

Dental software company Planet DDS recently appointed Shawn Edwards as its new CFO, the company announced July 30.

Medical device company Align Technology's second-quarter results show the company earned $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recently signed into law Senate Bill 146, establishing standards for teledentistry in the state, the Triangle Business Journal reported July 27.

Teledentistry software company Virtual Dental Care is partnering with Holland Healthcare to integrate their digital solutions for dental practices.

Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub has joined a recently established nonprofit as a founding industry partner.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to sign a bill that will establish regulatory standards for teledentistry in the state, the Carolina Journal reported July 21.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has sided with Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub, rejecting the Georgia Board of Dentistry's effort to shield itself from antitrust liability with an interlocutory appeal, reports Bloomberg Law.

Teledentistry being more widely used in the dental industry has set these companies up for continued growth.