Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Boston-based Perceptive and Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health finished the first successful clinical study of a 3D intraoral optical coherence tomography dental imaging system, according to an Oct. 15 news release. 

Here are 10 lawsuits happening in the dental industry so far in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Staffing shortages have plagued the dental industry, creating an ongoing problem for dental practices and DSOs. 

Here are six  DSOs and dental groups adding practices in the Northeast that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 11:

The Oregon Health Authority researched why so many dentists in the state do not accept patients on Medicaid, according to an Oct. 13 report by Willamette Week.

Hawaii has the highest number of specialty dentists per capita out of any state, with 7.69 specialists for every 100,000 residents.

Advanced Pediatric Dentistry opened a practice location in York, Pa.

A number of new laws recently passed in California affecting the dental industry will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, according to an Oct. 10 news release from the California Dental Association.

Owner dentists have been busy at their practices in 2024, adding new equipment, technology and staff members while also dropping out of some insurance networks, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added a dental practice in Jay, Okla., to its network.