Author: Ariana Portalatin

Chicago-based DSO Bright Direction Dental promoted Nisheeth Singh to the role of CEO. 

Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity appointed Kristen Cusack CEO. 

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services and the American Diabetes Association are partnering on an awareness campaign to educate people on the link between periodontal disease and diabetes. 

A private equity firm, DSO and a dental group made acquisitions of dental companies in September. 

Application Programming Interfaces, artificial intelligence and cloud-based software are just some of the technologies making headway in the dental industry as a way to enhance dental practice operations and patient care. 

Fort Worth, Texas-based Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics recently opened its 34th Texas location. 

There are 159,246 active general dentists in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Several new technologies have played a major role in the advancement of dentistry in recent years, including artificial intelligence, cloud-based software and robotics. 

A Kentucky dentist appointed dean of a new dental school and six other dentists who have made headlines since Sept. 28:

Rootstown-based Northeast Ohio Medical University recently received a $10 million donation from two local physicians to establish a dental school.