Author: Cameron Cortigiano

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. 

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.