Author: Ariana Portalatin

Several dental offices in the Southeast have closed amid Hurricane Helene's landfall Sept. 26.

Hal Jeter, DDS, has been appointed president of the Ohio Dental Association, The Ironton Tribune reported Sept. 27. 

The Biden-Harris administration has released guidance for coverage requirements in place for children and youth under Medicaid and CHIP. 

Nearly every state in the U.S. has seen a decrease in the number of dental professional shortage areas since October 2023, according to data from the Health Resources & Services Administration. 

The Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College has begun construction of the first dental school in New Mexico, KOB4 reported Sept. 26. 

The cost of a cosmetic dental procedure ranges from about $129 to $33,272, according to data from CareCredit.

Dentistry sluggish progress in meeting new patient expectations has led the industry to fall behind other fields, according to one DSO exec.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners' approach to debt leveraging has helped the company stand out in the DSO field in terms of inorganic growth. 

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine in Erie, Pa., currently has the lowest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.  

The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry in Jackson currently has the highest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.