Author: Cameron Cortigiano

A dentist in Orlando, Fla., voluntarily surrendered his license after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in Arkansas.

The Vermont State Dental Society and the University of Detroit Mercy are opening a dental oral health education center in 2027.

The California legislature has passed Senate Bill 1453 to expand licensure pathways for dental assistants and update the scope of practice for dental assistants. 

Toronto, Canada-based ClaroNav received FDA clearance to expand its Navident EVO system to include guided endodontics.

The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners is receiving more complaints concerning veneer technicians providing dental services, according to a Sept. 19 report by WCCB Charlotte.

The widening gap between Medicaid reimbursement rates and the real cost of providing dental care in North Carolina has reached its boiling point, according to a Sept. 19 report by Public News Service.

Consolidation in dentistry, attracting private equity funding and cybersecurity issues are among the top challenges that DSOs are facing going into the fourth quarter of 2024. 

The Virginia Dental Association named a new president, president-elect and secretary-treasurer to its board of directors for the 2024-25 term, according to a Sept. 19 news release.

Here are eight recent achievements made by DSOs and dental groups, including practice milestones, expansions into new states and more, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 20:

The Spokane Regional Health District and Washington State Department of Health are advising patients of a local dental clinic to get tested due to potential infection control allegations.