Author: Ariana Portalatin

An eight-person jury in Macomb County, Mich., agreed a patient should receive $400,000 after he lost most of his taste and feeling in his tongue from a dentist accused of wrongly injecting numbing solution, the Macomb Daily reported Feb. 2. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based teledentistry company SmileDirectClub has kicked off 2022 with several product launches and initiatives to encourage growth.

Dental practices in the suburbs were less affected by staff vacancies when it came to filling their appointment schedules than urban or rural practices, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.

Here are five dental group acquisitions that have taken place in the last 30 days: 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has expanded its California footprint with the addition of Mendelovitz DDS to its network.

Align Technology reported $1.03 billion in fourth quarter revenue, the medical technology company said Feb. 2. 

SmileDirectClub has added a gel that prevents stains from forming on teeth to its oral care line. 

New Hampshire is closer to expanding Medicaid dental benefits after a Senate bill unanimously passed the Health and Human Services Committee, the New Hampshire Bulletin reported Feb. 2. 

James Guggenheimer, DDS, a professor emeritus of oral medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, died Jan. 27 at the age of 85, the Fox Chapel Herald reported Feb. 3.

Dental practices with 10 or more dentists had more trouble filling their appointment schedules due to staff vacancies than smaller practices, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.