Connecticut's General Assembly will consider several consumer protection measures as part of a "dental bill of rights" this year, the Connecticut State Dental Association said Jan. 13.
Author: Ariana Portalatin
The first Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control certifications were recently given to a group of oral healthcare professionals.
Dental Intelligence has appointed Dan Geraty CEO; Marty Ostermiller CFO; Jeff Adams chief revenue officer; and James Grover chief product officer, the dental software company said Jan. 13.
David Kim, MD, has been selected to chair the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, the Bossier Press-Tribune reported Jan. 12.
Lyndon Cooper, DDS, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, effective April 18, the Richmond-based school said Jan. 12.
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SmileDirectClub is partnering with three celebrity ambassadors for its Confidence Council to promote the link between oral health and confidence.
The use of orally dissolved buprenorphine medications to treat opioid use disorder can lead to dental problems in patients, the FDA said Jan. 12.
Delta Dental of New Mexico will integrate the NovoDynamics dental insurance service into its dental insurance claims processing system, NovoDynamics said Jan. 12.
Lionel Gold, DDS, an oral surgeon who was the former chair of the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, died Dec. 21 of heart disease, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 11.
Florham Park, N.J.-based Select Dental Management added 21 practices to its network in 2021 and plans to double its practice count in the next 18 months.