Author: Ariana Portalatin

After a telehealth company's Super Bowl commercial sparked nationwide debate about pharmaceutical safety and advertising, one DSO executive is reflecting on what the controversy means for patient care in dentistry. 

Solving conflicts between staff members as quickly as possible is beneficial for team members and patients, according to Barry Lyon, DDS.

Here are six federal and state bills being considered by legislators to improve dental care access, reform dental insurance, increase private equity oversight and more: 

Here are eight federal government and policy updates that have taken place since Jan. 15:

The offices of Margaret Parrish, DMD, and Charles Weston, Jr., DMD, in Aiken, S.C., were destroyed in a fire Feb. 13, ABC affiliate wjbf.com reported.

A bill introduced to the Florida legislature that is meant to support the state's agriculture would effectively prohibit all public water systems from adding fluoride to their water supplies. 

Matthew Bistan, DDS, has been appointed as chair of the Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission.

Chicago-based DSO Aspen Dental has partnered with dental product company The Ivoclar Group to launch its Signature Elite Denture. 

Dental procurement company Dentira has acquired CureMint.

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management has added three partner practices in California and Pennsylvania.