Author: Ariana Portalatin

City officials in Longview, Camas and Battle Ground, Wash., are currently considering ending water fluoridation in their communities as national debate about the practice continues, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Jan. 28.

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., recently opened its Oral & Maxillofacial Head and Neck Associates center, The Reporter reported Jan. 28.

Resident dentists at the University of Buffalo in New York voted to unionize and negotiate for better training, staffing and pay, NBC affiliate WGRZ reported Jan. 28. 

Competition has continued to increase in the DSO field as two more organizations entered the market in January. 

Steven London, DDS, was arrested Jan. 27 and charged with insurance fraud, CBS12 News reported. 

Here are six dental school updates that Becker's has covered in January: 

Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners recently added Capital Kids Dentistry to its network. 

Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group recently expanded its network into Georgia. 

After a strategic reset in recent years to build deeper partner value, DSO leaders are now eyeing 2025 as the year to ramp up expansion efforts, potentially charting a new trajectory for consolidation for the future.

Digital dentistry tools such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence are improving patient care and changing how patients interact with their dentists, according to Rinil Patel, DDS.