Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Virtual Dental Care launched dental.com, a teledentistry service that allows patients access to dental care from their homes. 

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental awarded $18,000 in scholarships to students in dental hygiene programs. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management acquired six dental practices throughout three states. 

Elliot Hersh, DMD, PhD, a professor in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at the University of Pennsylvania dental medicine school in Philadelphia, retired after 35 years. 

GrowthPlug, a web optimization service for dental practices, was ranked No. 12 on Portland Business Journal's list of the fastest-growing private companies in Oregon and southwest Washington.

Five industry leaders and dentists recently shared with Becker's what they predict as the next disruptor of the dental industry — artificial intelligence and technology.

Here are 10 things to know about dentistry in Delaware:

Here are five updates on the dental industry in Texas that Becker's has reported on since May 16:

Lake Placid, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health Dental Care is closed indefinitely after staff resignations last week, according to a June 16 report by Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

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