Author: Ariana Portalatin

A nonprofit dental clinic in Maine and the adult education department of the local school district are partnering on a new dental assistant program to alleviate the local workforce shortage, Bangor Daily News reported May 1. 

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Endo Partners recently added practices in South Carolina, Wisconsin and Colorado.

Dental insurer Beam Dental plans to hire 100 team members this year after doubling its members and revenue in 2021. 

Dentsply Sirona named an interim CEO and three other dental leadership moves from the last two weeks:

A dentist who asked for $394,000 in tax breaks to build a dental school and five other dentists who made headlines last week:

Here are 9 dentists who serve as leaders of dental groups:

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the beginning of the Great Resignation, with dental hygienists representing one of the largest exoduses in the dental industry. But even as the pandemic wanes, few hygienists have returned to the field. 

An Alaska dentist and his wife have been charged with tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the U.S., bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, according to an April 29 news release from the Justice Department.

Robotics, DSO consolidation and dental hygienist burnout are just some of the topics dental industry leaders spoke with Becker's about this month.

Several stories about dental compensation drew the most attention in April.