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The pandemic has not slowed Heartland Dental's growth, as the Effingham, Ill.-based DSO has added more than 100 new dentists in 2020.

A woman from Idaho Falls, Idaho, has been arrested and charged with stealing a relative's identity to pay for dentures that cost more than $3,000, East Idaho News reported.

About half of U.S. dentists have experienced verbal or reputational aggression from patients in the past year, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

From the American Dental Association's inauguration of a new president to a Michigan dentist speaking out against the latest do-it-yourself dental trend on TikTok, here are the dentists making headlines this week.

A 2-year-old child was hospitalized after what was expected to be a routine dental cleaning at Children’s Dentistry of Huntsville (Ala.), according to local NBC affiliate WAFF.

Ninety-eight of the 100 counties in North Carolina have been designated by the federal government as a dental health professional shortage area, according to Carolina Public Press.

Bountiful, Utah-based Page Family Dentistry experienced a 50 percent decline in patient volume during September and October, the practice's co-owner told local CBS affiliate KUTV.

SmileDirectClub partnered with Dallas-based Deca Dental Oct. 22, integrating the DSO's more than 100 affiliated practices into its network.

Dentists graduate from dental school ready to serve patients as top-grade clinicians, but they may not be as prepared on the business side of things. However, maintaining engaging and efficient business practices is essential to the success of their practice…

The Nevada Dental Association is moving its offices from Las Vegas to Carson City, according to Northern Nevada Business Weekly.