Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Atlanta-based Georgia School of Orthodontics graduated its largest class from its advanced specialty education program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.

Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America introduced three group dental product features, including dental service guarantees, orthodontic coverage expansion and reducing deductibles.

A shopping center in Kernersville, N.C., that includes an Aspen Dental practice was sold for $26 million, according to a Sept. 9 report by Connect CRE.

Here are four companies in the dental industry that have raised new capital and received investments totaling $983 million that Becker's has reported on since July 24:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired Legacy Dental Services Organization, its second DSO in Massachusetts.

The Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission held its initial meeting, marking the first time the 10 states that approved the compact gathered to discuss the commission.

The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Prosthodontic Society are partnering to launch a dental nonprofit organization.

General dentists have an average annual salary of $154,860 in Hawaii, the state with the most dentists per capita, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Chicago-based Aspen Dental is set to open a practice location in Mansfield, Texas, according to a Sept. 6 report by Mansfield Record.

Nearly half of all dentists in California work in practices with one location and one dentist, the highest percentage of any state, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.