Maine Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio has prefiled a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would expand the scope of practice for independent dental hygienists If passed, the would allow independent hygienists to administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia as…
Author: Ariana Portalatin
Integrated oral healthcare provider Smile Generation and Delta Dental of Massachusetts are seeing early positive results for their saliva testing collaboration. The initiative offers chairside, saliva-based assessments to DDMA members at participating dental practices in Massachusetts. The saliva assessment measures…
A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license, myrgv.com reported Dec. 9. Gerardo Casas, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of dentistry act violations Dec. 8 and was sentenced to deferred adjudication. He also must pay…
Seven dental companies were recently included on Newsweek‘s list of the greatest workplaces for inclusion and diversity in 2025. Newsweek partnered with third-party data provider Aniline to create the list, using data from a study of more than 339,000 employee…
Here are seven notable DSO acquisitions Becker’s has covered in the last 100 days: 1. Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group acquired the practice of pediatric dentist Deborah Ashcraft, DMD, in North Augusta, S.C. 2. Dallas-based Smile Doctors completed two expansion…
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The Department of Education will end the Saving on a Valuable Education program under a proposed settlement with the state of Missouri. Five notes: 1. SAVE is an income-driven repayment plan introduced in 2023 to cap monthly federal student loan…
Reimbursement rates in most states fall below 50% of dentist charges and 60% of private insurance reimbursement, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information…
Reimbursement rates in most states fall below 50% of dentist charges and 60% of private insurance reimbursement, according to new data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information…
Eighteen states have expanded their benefits since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA recently released its “Dental Care in Medicaid Programs” report with updated information on dentist participation, dental care utilization,…
Here are 10 updates on the advancement of integrated medical-dental care from this year: 1. PDS Health Technologies, part of Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health, partnered with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to implement Epic for integrated healthcare. 2.…