Author: Cameron Cortigiano

More than 68 million adults in the U.S. do not have dental insurance, but that number could rise to 91.4 million by the end of 2023.

Company expansion, employee retention and preparing for 2024 are three things that leaders are honing in for the rest of the year. 

Here are three updates on Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental that Becker's has reported on since July 27:

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services provided more than $10.6 million in dental services to more than 3,500 patients during its annual Smile Generation Serve Day. 

Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants location in Hammond, La.

Overjet has partnered with Sunbit, a dental finance company, to make Overjet's AI available to more patients. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired two practices, one in Massachusetts and one in New Jersey. 

Here are five updates on dental staffing that Becker's reported on in August:

Joshua Gish, DDS, has been named president of Springfield, N.J.-based Leading Edge Specialized Dentistry. 

Rahul Kallianpur, DDS, a dentist at Brookside Family Dentistry in Chester, N.Y., is planning to open a dental practice at an old pharmacy in Pleasantville, N.Y., according to a Sept. 5 report from The Examiner News.