Author: Ariana Portalatin

Dental technology company MouthWatch launched a virtual care platform offering access to video visits with dentists, care coordination and medical-dental care integration. 

Here are seven updates on dental schools in the U.S. that have taken place in the last month:

The Washington Senate recently passed a bill to ease licensure requirements for faculty joining dental schools from out of state, NBC Right Now reported Feb. 23.

Here are five partnerships taking place in the dental industry:

Confidence in the economic recovery of the dental industry and U.S. economy varied among DSO-affiliated dentists in January, according to a poll from the American Dental Association. 

DSO consolidation, practice profitability and payer relations are just a few of the topics dental execs and professionals spoke with Becker's about in February. 

Several DSOs have recently affiliated with dental practices or opened new offices in Florida. 

The University of Pikeville (Ky.) recently purchased a building from Appalachian Newspapers to house its upcoming dental school, CBS affiliate WYMT reported Feb. 21. 

Nebraska legislators are considering a bill to increase reimbursement rates for Medicaid dental services, Unicameral Update reported Feb. 17.  

St. Louis-based Affinia Healthcare and A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Mo., are evaluating security measures at its dental center in response to safety concerns from students and employees, KMOV4 reported Feb. 17.