Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Less than 29 percent of adults in Wisconsin, the best state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year. 

Here are four dental organizations that have received financial investments that Becker's has reported on since July 13:

North Brunswick Township, N.J.-based Squire Dental affiliated with Navid Hadian, DMD. 

Theresa York, a former dental practice manager in Portland, Maine, has been accused of stealing $456,000 from the practice, according to an Aug. 14 report by Portland Press Herald.

The UConn School of Dental Medicine earned a five-year extension on its training grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institutes of Health.

Orthodontics technology company SoftSmile has teamed up with digital dentistry provider Dental Axess in an effort to increase market reach and improve digital workflows. 

The average salary for dental assistants across the country was $44,710 in 2022, according to salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

More than 40 percent of adults in Mississippi, the worst state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year. 

Cigna Healthcare is making at-home oral health scans available to its dental customers at no cost. 

Brident Dental & Orthodontics, an affiliate of Sonrava Health, opened its first practice location in Albuquerque, N.M.