Author: Ariana Portalatin

State dental boards across the U.S. have done little to ensure their membership does not violate federal antitrust laws, according to a new report from the Pacific Legal Foundation.

Heartland Dental, The Aspen Group and PDS Health are the three largest DSOs and MSOs in the dental industry, collectively supporting nearly 4,000 dental offices in the U.S.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has called on the state governor and legislators to institute a statewide ban on fluoride. 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has partnered with a Michigan dental practice.

Here are six updates regarding Medicaid and Medicare for dentists to know:

There are currently 7,085 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to new data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Oral disorders resulted in $93 billion in personal healthcare spending in the 2010s, according to a study published Feb. 14 in JAMA Network.

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health has partnered with Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine in South Jordan, Utah, to provide students with hands-on clinical training. 

A New Hampshire House committee voted down a measure that would have ended water fluoridation in the state, the Concord Monitor reported Feb. 17.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 recently acquired Lawrence Dental Group in Kingston, Pa.