Author: Ariana Portalatin

As Senate Democrats seek to expand dental coverage under Medicare, some dentists are worried about how the plan will be managed and how it will affect the dental industry.

There are 8,370 orthodontists practicing in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy nonprofit.

The Minnesota Dental Association elected new officers and trustees Sept. 24.

Lakeville, Minn.based healthcare product manufacturer Caresfield has acquired Chase Dental Supply, Caresfield said Sept. 30.

From dental practice expansions to new leadership appointments, here are 12 recent 'firsts' in dentistry covered by Becker's:

All dentists will soon be required to comply with an information-blocking rule that prohibits providers from inhibiting patients' access to certain health records, the California Dental Association said Sept. 29.

Ronald Redden, DDS, a professor at the Houston-based University of Texas Health School of Dentistry and former president of the Texas Dental Society of Anesthesiology, died Sept. 23 of cancer.

Teledentistry software company Virtual Dental Care will begin servicing Humana members next year, the company said Sept. 29.

One Houston-based dental practice has been operating with a quarter of its staff out, and other practices in East Texas are experiencing similar staff shortages during the pandemic, KLTV, an ABC affiliate, reported Sept. 28.

There are 4,429 endodontists practicing in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy nonprofit.