Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental is opening two new locations in Jacksonville, Fla., according to a June 15 report by Jacksonville Daily Report. 

Enrollment by first-year students in accredited dental hygiene programs has increased 4.3 percent since 2018, but dental assistant enrollment has decreased 21.9 percent over the same period, according to data from the ADA.

California has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas in the U.S. with 517 but offers a well-above-average salary for dental hygienists.

Dental laser company Biolase is set to open the Biolase Education Center, which will provide dentists with hands-on training with the company's dental laser technology. 

Amir Aghdaei, CEO of Envista, was included on The Healthcare Technology Report's "Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs of 2023" list. 

Five dental clinics in Virginia that provide care to low-income and uninsured patients were each awarded $40,000 to add dentists, according to a June 14 report by Virginia Mercury. 

Greg Minzenmayer has been appointed vice president and global general manager of Osteon Medical, a digital dentistry company owned by Keystone Dental. 

The American Dental Association pledged its support for the reauthorization of the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act. 

Here are five speciality dental management organizations adding practices that Becker's has reported on since May 12:

California has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas in the U.S. with 517, but has an above average salary for dental assistants.