Author: Ariana Portalatin

The Iowa Dental Board recently sanctioned a dentist for allegedly failing to detect cancer in a patient's mouth, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Feb. 25. 

Alabama dentists have asked legislators to provide emergency funding as they lose money on Medicaid services, al.com reported Feb. 25. 

Atlanta-based Benevis is focusing on recruiting dental students and supporting dentists with mentorship to help recruit dentists to underserved areas.

The average value of a single lost tooth declined by 14% during the past year, according to a new survey from the Delta Dental Plans Association.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will begin offering a dual degree in dentistry and public health.

Any cuts to Medicaid funding could lead to worsening health issues and more accessibility challenges, one DSO executive is warning. 

David Maywhoor, the director of the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity, will step down from his role March 31. 

Jae Hyun Park, DMD, PhD, was selected to be the next editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and AJO-DO Clinical Companion, effective June 1.

The Utah legislature passed a bill to prohibit water fluoridation in the state's public drinking water systems, Deseret News reported Feb. 21. 

Possible cuts to the federal Medicaid budget could lead to increased dental care accessibility issues and severe dental health conditions for vulnerable populations, according to Geith Kallas, DDS.