Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted to advance the Action for Dental Health Act of 2023 to the House floor for consideration. 

Dallas-based Smile Doctors completed a capital raise of $550 million to continue its network expansion.

Dentists have an average salary of $118,030 in Alaska, the top-ranked state for dentists to live and work in. 

PracticeTek, a group of healthcare software companies, launched Ora Dental, an enterprise information system designed specifically for DSOs. 

Perimetrics, an artificial intelligence dental diagnostics company, formed an eight-member clinical advisory board.

Approximately one-third (31.4 percent) of dental hygienists and 33.7 percent of dental assistants are expecting to retire within the next five years, according to dental workforce shortage research from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Steven Collins has joined Sonrava Health, a multispecialty health and wellness company, as senior vice president of financial planning and analysis. 

Here are four dental artificial intelligence companies that have received FDA clearance and patents for their technology that Becker's has reported on since the start of 2023.

Darby Group Companies, the parent company of Darby Dental Supply, has made a strategic investment in dental glove manufacturer American Nitrile. 

West Virginia was ranked as the worst state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippia.