Author: Cameron Cortigiano

LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry expanded its dental hygiene program with an off-campus instructional site. 

Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care has added practices in Idaho and New Hampshire.

Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which has six locations in Virginia, experienced a data security incident where certain files on the practice's system were encrypted. 

Patients of record at dentists in public health settings have to wait 22 business days for an appointment, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Here are three dental groups that have expanded their presence in Washington that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 30:

Graig Fischgrund, DMD, is opening Max Dental Group, a dental practice in Hicksville, N.Y. 

Dental technicians earn $34,654 per year in West Virginia, the lowest-paying state for the profession, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

The employment rate of dental hygienists and dental assistants is expected to increase 7% by 2032, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Dental technology company SprintRay hired Jessie Zhang as the company's next CFO. 

Humana and USAA are expanding their co-branded Medicare plans for 2024, including dental coverage.