Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry in Memphis received a $52.9 million grant to increase the number of dentists and access to dental care in the state. 

Dental Innovation Alliance made its first investments in dental technology companies UptimeHealth and Relu.

Affordable Care, a DSO based in Morrisville, N.C., continued its expansion in 2023 with the opening of an Affordable Dentures & Implants location in Arizona. 

Dental coverage for adults on Medicaid in New Hampshire have been expanded through the New Hampshire Smiles Adult Program. 

Los Angeles-based Our Best Life Companies, a dental management organization, recently expanded into Indiana, its second state. 

Dental practices are still having trouble hiring dental hygienists and assistants, with 33.7 percent of practices actively recruiting the positions, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Dental practice schedules were 86.3 percent full in March, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

There is a shortage of dental hygienists and assistants as dental practices are facing trouble hiring, creating high demand.

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center in Albany, N.Y., received a $499,999 grant to create a dental residency program, according to a March 27 report by ABC News 10. 

Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care opened its second Affordable Dentures & Implants location in less than 10 days.