Author: Ariana Portalatin

Dentist confidence is mixed on the economic recovery of the dental industry, their dental practices and the U.S. economy, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

Hygienists remained the most challenging role for dentists to recruit in August, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners recently made changes to how anesthesia is administered to dental patients after several patient deaths, WWAY reported Sept. 12.

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management recently hired Robert Manning as its vice president of business development. 

Clear aligner company Candid recently hired Lou Shuman, DMD, as executive consultant and chief development officer and Brian Gray, DDS, as chief dental officer. 

There are several possible advantages and disadvantages a dentist must consider before deciding to sell a practice to a private equity firm, according to Franklin Woo, DDS. 

A Florida DSO that added two executives and three other dental leadership moves since Aug. 30:  

Twelve dentists who discussed how private equity effects dentistry and four others who made headlines last week:

Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands is one of the largest DSOs in the U.S. with nearly 700 affiliated practices in 30 states. 

Dental office appointment schedules were 86.2 percent full in August, continuing a pattern of steadiness since practice schedules began increasing in February, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.