Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services has transformed into PDS Health, a comprehensive healthcare support organization.

Here are 10 updates on dentistry in Florida that Becker's has reported since March 26:

Fort Bend Dental acquired Aliana Family Dental, a practice in Sugar Land, Texas.

A man from Freeport, N.Y., was arrested for practicing dentistry without a license, according to an April 19 report from News 12 Long Island.

The Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners revoked the license of Thomas Endicott, DDS, according to an April 19 report by ABC15 Arizona.

The Smilist, a DSO based in Great Neck, N.Y., closed on a $285 million unitranche debt facility to continue its expansion.

Suncoast Career Academy opened a training facility in Brandon, Fla., to help alleviate the state's dental assistant shortage, according to an April 18 report by ABC affiliate WFTS.

Private equity has played a major role in the dental industry over the past few years, with more private equity-backed DSOs and other dental organizations popping up across the U.S.

The highest-paying metropolitan area for dental hygienists is the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif., region, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Dallas-based MB2 Dental expanded its network by partnering with eight dentists across four practices, according to a recent LinkedIn post from the company.