Author: Cameron Cortigiano

SoftSmile's Vision artificial intelligence software was named the winner of the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked as the top school for dentistry in the world by QS World University Rankings.

P&R Dental Strategies, a dental insights company, has rebranded itself as Fluent. 

The Academy of Osseointegration awarded Steven Eckert, DDS, with the Distinguished Service Award.

Here are three recent practice additions Dental Care Alliance has made that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 27:

Hawaii was ranked as the worst state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippa, and it was also ranked as the worst state for physicians to practice in by personal finance website WalletHub.

Denver-based Espire Dental acquired Fox Creek Family Dental, a five-location dental practice in Colorado.

L.A. Care awarded $1.5 million to help increase the number of dental professionals in dental desert areas. 

Increasing reimbursement payouts to keep up with inflation is dentists' best solution to improve the process.

Alaska was ranked as the best state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippa, while Montana was ranked as the best state for physicians to practice in by personal finance website WalletHub.