Author: Ariana Portalatin

The average annual salary for dentists ranks below that of other medical specialties, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Medscape. Here is how the average salaries for general and specialty dentists compare to the salaries of…

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has added Smile Design Dentistry to its network.  Smile Design Dentistry’s network includes 60 offices in Florida, providing preventative, restorative, cosmetic, emergency, pediatric, and specialty dental services. Heartland Dental announced the transaction in a Sept. 8…

ClearChoice Management Services has expanded its use of artificial intelligence over the years to enhance practice operations and patient care.  Rahma Samow, president and CEO of ClearChoice Management Services, recently spoke with Becker’s to share the company’s approach to AI…

Groton (Mass.) Wellness Medical, Dental, Spa and Cafe was significantly damaged after a car crashed into it Sept. 5, the Lowell Sun reported.  The driver of the car was reportedly traveling parallel to the practice and attempted to pull into…

Low reimbursements under Maine’s Medicaid program are causing children to wait months for dental care, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported Sept. 4. Six notes:  1. Michael Dowling, DMD, told News Center Maine that many children, including those needing general…

Dental 3D printing company SprintRay has acquired the dental portfolio of EnvisionTEC, a global manufacturer of 3D printers.  The acquisition includes patents, trademarks, inventory and other intellectual property related to EnvisionTEC’s dental materials and 3D printing technologies, according to a…

American Dental Association President Brett Kessler, DDS, and Scott Smith, DDS, past president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, published an editorial warning against efforts to eliminate community water fluoridation. In the editorial, published Sept. 5 in the Journal…

Here are five dental industry mergers and acquisitions that took place in August:

Here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in Ohio since Aug. 20:  1. Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity continued its 2025 expansion with its first Ohio practice. 2. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired six dental practices in…

Danbury, Conn.-based Archway Dental Partners recently added its first New York practice. The DSO partnered with Advanced Dentistry of Scarsdale and Advanced Dentistry of Chappaqua, according to a news release from the company. The offices are led by Steven Brisman,…