Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has named Awab Abdulmajeed, DDS, director of its international dentist program, the school said Feb. 9.
Author: Ariana Portalatin
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management has partnered with its first practice in Massachusetts, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
A Florida House proposal that would make changes to the state's managed care system is concerning dentists, who are worried about the accessibility of care for patients, according to a Feb. 7 article from News Service of Florida.
Five oral surgery practices in the New York City metropolitan area have merged and rebranded as a 12-office oral surgery group, Leading Edge Oral Surgery.
The annual salary for dental assistants has steadily increased over the last five years, with an 11.7 percent increase between 2016 and 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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There are 5,668 active oral surgeons in the U.S., with California having the most at 637, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Colgate-Palmolive has pledged $100 million to advance oral healthcare worldwide, beginning with the launch of its oral health quotient assessment.
California has the most endodontists of any U.S. state, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A free clinic in Virginia is launching an urgent dental care program after receiving $136,000 in grants, WDBJ reported Feb. 4.
A Rhode Island dentist has filed a lawsuit against the state after he was ordered to stop seeing patients for defying the state's vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, NBC affiliate WJAR reported Feb. 4.