The number of coronavirus cases are surging across the U.S., and dentists are prepared to continue treating patients, but they're concerned about safety and how more missed appointments could affect patient health.
Author: Staff
From dentists struggling to obtain sufficient personal protective equipment for their practices to a Dallas dentist wounded in a shooting at his practice, here are the dentists making headlines in the past two weeks.
Bellevue, Wis.-based dentist Paula Crum, DDS, was sworn in as the Wisconsin Dental Association's new president during its virtual house of delegates meeting, which took place Nov. 13 and 14.
Seventy-five percent of dental providers predict an increased reliance on teledentistry in coming years, according to survey results released Nov. 19 by the DentaQuest Partnership.
Dentists have rapidly increased their use of teledentistry since the pandemic began, and 86 percent of patients reported being satisfied with the overall teledentistry experience, according to survey results released Nov. 19 by the DentaQuest Partnership.
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A woman who worked as the office manager at a Boston area dental practice was sentenced Nov. 17 by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolfe to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling nearly…
SmileDirectClub added Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based DSO Unified Smiles to its partner network Nov. 19.
More than 25 percent of dentists say their practice was only breaking even during the week of Nov. 2, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of its COVID-19 economic impact survey.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 plans to add several New Jersey dental practices to its network of affiliates by the end of 2020, the DSO said Nov. 17.
California dentists must start using tamper-resistant prescription pads by Jan. 1, 2021, according to the California Dental Association.