Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program is cutting back on dental benefits for “unsatisfactory” immigration status, according to a March 22 report from The Intersection. Currently, the program’s dental coverage provides diagnostic and preventive care, fillings and tooth extractions and more complex…
Author: Cameron Cortigiano
Dover, Del.-based Orca Dental AI, an AI-powered orthodontic imaging company, has received FDA clearance for 3D imaging. With the approval, the company’s CephX platform is the only orthodontic AI diagnostic support platform with FDA clearance for both 2D and 3D…
Michael Marshall, DMD, recently retired after more than three decades in the dental industry. Dr. Marshall of Southern New Hampshire Endodontics in Manchester retired March 8, according to a notice on the practice’s website. He is a past clinical instructor…
Rohan Toor, DDS, has opened ABQ Dental Care in Albuquerque, N.M. Services provided by ABQ Dental Care include dental implants, root canals, Invisalign, oral surgery and wisdom teeth removal, according to a March 20 news release from the practice. The…
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry has received $5 million in state funding to make improvements to its main student clinic. Funding from the state is a match for more than $27 million in federal funding secured through the…
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Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has continued its network expansion in Texas with a new affiliation. The DSO partnered with Majid Sehat, DDS, and his practice in Irving, Texas, according to a recent LinkedIn post from Heartland Dental. Dentalogy provides services…
A bill has been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to consolidate the regulatory oversight of denturitry. Currently, denturists in Idaho are governed and licensed by the independent Board of Denturitry, which is a five member board with three…
NYC Health + Hospitals’ Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital in New York City have named a new chair and vice chair of the department of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Robert Margolin, DDS, has been appointed…
Milwaukee-based Marquette School of Dentistry has received a $2 million gift to establish its first endowed directorship. The school will create an endowed director of oral and maxillofacial surgery, according to a March 19 news release from the university. Michael…
Adults living in rural communities with limited access to dental care, in addition to gaps in Medicaid dental coverage, are more likely to rely on hospitals for emergency dental care, according to a new study. Often, the costly and ineffective…