Author: Ariana Portalatin

A former dental officer manager who stole $249,000 from a Las Vegas dental practice has been sentenced to prison, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported June 15. 

Dentists in Michigan are asking lawmakers to improve conditions under the state's Medicaid program to fix what they are calling a "crisis" situation, NPR affiliate Michigan Radio reported June 15. 

The American Dental Association is speaking out against the latest TikTok trend it says may be harmful to oral health.

SmileDirectClub has appointed David Rodriguez vice president of professional relations and marketing. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has reorganized its structure with the addition of a second support division for specialty dental practices. 

A study found the amount of mercury excreted from dental fillings in 86 million Americans exceeded the safety limits of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency. 

Non-DSO affiliated dental practices are more skeptical of the economic recovery of the dental industry and of the U.S. economy, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Dental practice appointments reached 86 percent capacity in May, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Patient cancellations continued to be the top reason preventing dental practices from reaching full appointment schedules in May, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Carrollton, Texas-based MB2 Dental has expanded its network by adding dentist partners in four states.