Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Illinois was ranked as the state with the best dental health for the second year in a row, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

After seeing depressed levels of growth in dentistry throughout 2024, U.S. Oral Surgery Management is gearing up for increased industry activity and expansion in 2025. 

A Virginia House panel voted down a bill to study the possibility of expanding Virginia Commonwealth University’s dental school into the southern part of the state.

Here are 10 notes, stats and numbers on pay and compensation for dental hygienists:

Here are three DSOs and dental groups that added practices in the Northeast, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 31:

Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners added two practices in Florida to its network.

Dental supply company Henry Schein has received a strategic investment from KKR, a global investment firm, according to a Jan. 29 news release. 

While there are many positives of AI in the dental industry, there are still some risks associated with the technology, according to a Jan. 27 news release from the California Dental Association. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Innovate 32 added a dental practice in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., to its network.

The American Dental Association issued draft standards on forensic dental data and antimicrobial oral rinses available for review, according to a Jan. 27 news release.