Author: Ariana Portalatin

The growing number of female dentists could diversify the workforce and improve care for underserved patients, according to a recent study by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center at the University at Albany of the State University of New York. 

Pacific Dental Services is partnering with Commonwealth Primary Care ACO to provide integrated medical-dental services for in-network patients. 

Benjamin Burris, DDS, was sentenced to a year in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving a former state senator, the U.S. State's Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas said Jan. 24. 

A new report published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association provides modifications for the provision of oral health treatment to patients with long COVID.

Nader Nadershahi, DDS, dean of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, has been selected to serve on the Health Workforce Education and Training Council, the California Dental Association said Jan. 24. 

Here are 12 dentists who have made the news in the last week:

Planet DDS appointed its first chief marketing officer and four other dental leadership moves to know:

3Shape has collaborated with Colgate-Palmolive to launch a patient-tailored tooth-whitening tool for dental clinics. 

The COVID-19 pandemic, staffing challenges, rising costs and low reimbursement rates are leading to a bleak outlook on independent dentistry, but some are still eyeing a promising future.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added 424 practices in 38 states last year, expanding its network to support more than 2,300 doctors in more than 1,550 offices.