Author: Cameron Cortigiano

A man in Michigan who was allegedly running an illegal dental practice has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of one of his patients, NBC affiliate WDIV reported July 11.

The Dental Quality Assurance Commission suspended the dental license and moderate sedation permit of a Washington dentist after "charges of unsafe practices and disregard for patient safety when using general anesthesia," according to a news release from the Washington State…

Here are four dentistry headlines from Georgia that Becker's has reported on since May 11:

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub opened 18 new locations of its SmileShops across 10 states. 

Dentists in West Valley City, Utah, may have the lowest amounts of stress related to work, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Pomona, Calif.-based Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine has a 2.5 percent acceptance rate — the lowest among U.S. dental schools — according to academic consulting website BeMo.  

Nashville-based Montecito Medical has acquired a medical office property that is occupied by three provider groups, including Smile Doctors. 

DentaQuest has launched myDentaQuest in Texas, an app that allows Medicaid and CHIP members in Texas to manage DentaQuest benefits. 

Dental practices are struggling to recruit dental hygienists, dental assistants, dentists and administrative staff, with each role being mostly "extremely" or "very" challenging to recruit, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry has a 29.4 percent acceptance rate — the highest among U.S. dental schools — according to academic consulting website BeMo.