Author: Ariana Portalatin

Here are four infection control updates for dentists to know:

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management will add Pearl's artificial technology across its network.

Richard Schoessler, DDS, a former ADA trustee and past president of the International College of Dentists, died Nov. 4 at 94. 

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against teledentistry company SmileDirectClub for allegedly misleading customers and suppressing negative information about its products with restrictive nondisclosure agreements. 

A filing mix-up between a Chicago woman's dental practice and her insurance company cost her $11,000, CBS Chicago reported Dec. 5. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Southern Orthodontic Partners has reached 35 orthodontic practices and 60 doctors in its network since its launch in 2019.

A dental software company that named its chief technology officer and two other dental leadership moves that have taken place since Nov. 28: 

A dentist appointed dean of a new dental school and three other dentists who have made headlines since Dec. 1:

Oral surgeons may see an increase in consolidation and a split between oral and maxillofacial surgery in the near future, according to one surgeon's predictions. 

A Florida dentist was recently charged with one count of tax evasion and one count of failing to file a tax return.