A new Dental Licensure Objective Structured Clinical Examination has been introduced by The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and Prometric, a global test administration company.
Author: Alan Condon
From winners of the 2020 Teledentistry Innovation Awards to two new leadership appointments, here are the latest dentists making the news:
Sherwood Dental Clinic in Amarillo, Texas, has permanently closed without alerting its patients, local news outlet KAMR reported Feb. 22.
San Francisco-based Delta Dental of California has introduced two new teledentistry offerings that provide virtual oral care consultations to Delta Dental of California PPO and Delta Dental Premier members plan members.
The Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners has opposed a bill that advocates for complaints against dentists to be addressed quicker and make its process more transparent, the Capital Gazette reported Feb. 22.
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A Teledentistry.com initiative will train residents at University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine to use teledentistry services within hospital emergency rooms, the company announced Feb. 17.
Delta Dental of Arizona's President and CEO Allan Allford will retire Dec. 31 after more than 11 years at the helm of the insurance company, AZBigMedia.com reports.
The third annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards honored five dental providers and organizations for bringing teledentistry to the industry in the past year.
Staff at Padbury Periodontics & Implant Dentistry in Jackson, Mich., were credited with saving an 86-year-old patient's life after she failed to show up for an appointment, Mlive.com reports.
Alton-based Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Dean Bruce Rotter, DDS, named Duane Douglas, DMD, associate dean for faculty, Advantage News reported Feb. 16.