Author: Ariana Portalatin

Mohamed Maksoud, DMD, a lecturer at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, is the first dentist chosen for the Fulbright Specialist Program by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchanges.

Jeffrey Dalin, DDS, has been given the American Dental Association's 2022 Humanitarian Award.

Grin is providing teledentistry services to Oral-B customers through a partnership between the two companies, Grin said Jan. 11. 

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore and the Saint Louis (Mo.) University School of Medicine have been granted $5.3 million to study the treatment and prevention of migraines, the dental school said Jan. 10.. 

Lance Shopovick, former senior vice president of Chicago-based DSO Aspen Dental, has joined Elite Dental Partners as its next president and COO, Elite Dental said Jan. 10. 

The number of female and minority residents from orthodontics programs has increased by 30.3 percent and 4.3 percent from 1990 to 2020, respectively, according to data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.

Four dental jobs are among the best in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report.

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services exceeded $2 billion in cumulative revenue in 2021. 

The new dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City and six other dentists made headlines last week:

Irvine, Calif.-based DSO Pacific Dental Services will begin using Envista's AI-powered imaging software at its locations as part of a partnership between the two companies, Envista said Jan. 10.