Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The American Heart Association has launched an initiative to expand blood pressure screenings to dental clinics.

Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental and PDS Health are the three largest DSOs and MSOs in the dental industry. Here is how the three organizations stack up based on the number of practices in their network.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental partnered with biometric dental science organization vVardis to reduce tooth decay.

From venture capital investments to legal settlements, here are five recent headlines to know about the dental industry, as reported by Becker's in January:

Vincent Rapini, DDS, former vice president of the American Dental Association, died Jan. 18 at age 71.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management has added a dental practice in Benton, Ark., to its network.

A dentist in Arizona has agreed to have chaperones in his dental practices after a former dental assistant was accused of sexually abusing patients, according to a Feb. 3 report from ABC affiliate KNXV.

Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., were the states where DSOs and dental groups were most active with practice additions, acquisitions and openings during January.

A Pennsylvania woman convicted of working as an unlicensed dental assistant has been sentenced to at least 18 months in prison.

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health had an active 2024, headlined by its transition from Pacific Dental Services to PDS Health.