Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic, which is run by medical students from the University at Buffalo (N.Y.), has expanded to provide dental care services.

Here are five updates on the dentistry landscape in Michigan that Becker's has reported on since July 13:

Dentists affiliated with a DSO and dentists in private practice have similar levels of confidence in the economic recovery of the dental industry and their dental practice, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Dental assistants earn $29,636 per year in Arkansas, the lowest-paying state for the profession, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Thurston Group, a private equity-backed firm, has been making waves in the DSO industry by launching and supporting numerous specialty dental organizations. 

Dental assistants earn $45,304 per year in Washington, the highest-paying state for the profession, according to career website ZipRecruiter.

A retail center in Oak Park Heights, Minn., including an Aspen Dental practice, has sold for $5.8 million, according to an Oct. 3 report by Finance & Commerce.

Javad Aghaloo, DDS, a dentist in San Diego, and Theresa Flores, his practice manager, pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud. 

Here are 11 things to know about dentistry in Kansas:

Fifty-eight percent of consumers believe that dental insurance is not affordable, and 75 percent of those without insurance feel it is too expensive, according to a study from Synchrony.