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Delta Dental of Illinois's charitable arm awarded more than $255,000 to 16 organizations across the state that work to improve children's oral health.

From two married Louisiana practice owners rebuilding their office after hurricane damage to the Alaska dentist who removed a patient's tooth while on a hoverboard being sentenced to prison, here are the dentists making headlines this week.

One in 10 older dental patients were prescribed opioids when they were already taking a medication associated with increased harm risks when taken in combination with opioids, according to a study published in Pharmacotherapy.

Dentists are warning against a TikTok trend in which users are shaving down their uneven teeth with nail files, according to Insider.

Louis Surace, DDS, a former Lockport, N.Y. pediatric dentist, will face a prison sentence of up to five years after pleading guilty Sept. 15 to sexually assaulting a girl, according to The Buffalo News.

Yogish Suvarna, chief information officer at Aspen Dental Management, an East Syracuse, N.Y.-based DSO with more than 800 practices across 41 states, recently shared his predictions for the future of health IT with Becker's.

The American Dental Association established its support of a bill that would give a tax credit to dentists purchasing personal protective equipment to protect patients and staff against COVID-19 transmission.

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a renewed focus of how we can keep ourselves, our families, and of course, our patients as healthy as possible. To reduce the spread of this dreaded disease, we wear masks to cover our…

The California Dental Association recently advised dentists on how to best handle procedures regarding employee COVID-19 testing and exposure.

Delta Dental of South Carolina donated $272,400 to organizations leading oral health initiatives in the state as part of its annual Mission Giving Program.