Author: Cameron Cortigiano

The dental industry is a fascinating space with regional and national dental service organizations growing rapidly.

Vista Verde Dental Partners, based in Carmel, Ind., supports Britely Dentures + Implants locations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin. 

VideaHealth received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its dental artificial intelligence imaging technology. 

A drunk driver crashed into Healthy Smiles Dentistry in Ocala, Fla., just after midnight on Monday, causing major damage to the dental office building, FOX 35 Orlando reported Jan. 24. 

The Association of Dental Support Organizations launched a task force to address staffing issues in dental practices. 

Here are five artificial intelligence and teledentistry updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 4:

The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry received a $9.8 million grant to study new painkiller medicines that could be alternatives to opioids.

Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee received a $1 million gift from the We Energies Foundation to increase scholarship funding and enhance its clinics. 

U.S. Oral Surgery Management has selected Alisa Ulrey to be the company's next COO. 

Steven Brady, regional vice president of client engagement at DentaQuest, was named to the TeamSmile board of directors.