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Chicago-based Elite Dental Partners announced March 11 that it has hired Adam Burr, DDS, to serve as its chief dental officer.

Woodbridge, Va.-based Light Wave Dental Management announced March 11 that it has acquired Raleigh, N.C.-based Triangle Family Dentistry.

A Salinas, Calif.-based dentist is expected to plead no contest to charges of possessing child pornography and an illegal assault weapon, according to the Monterey County District Attorney and cited by The Californian.

A Chicago father is fighting a surprise dental charge — labeled a "behavior management" fee — for his 10-year-old son who has special needs, CBS 2 reported.

R.J. Carpenter, DDS, the sole practitioner at his Sun Prairie, Wis.-based dental office, discussed current dental competition and weighed the pros and cons of joining a dental service organization in an interview with Becker's Dental + DSO Review.

A North Carolina dentist is offering COVID-19 screenings in an attempt to raise awareness and ease concerns about the virus, according to MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYA-TV.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Marquee Dental Partners announced March 10 that it had acquired the practices of Byrl Criswell, DDS.

A North Carolina patient claims she received a surprise bill of $13,000 for six tooth extractions after she received an estimate that the procedure would cost $3,000, according to Kaiser Health News.

Though there are few dental colleges in the U.S., the schools still compete to attract new students. In Niche's list of the 2020 Top Colleges for Dental Studies in America, Orem-based Utah College of Dental Hygiene topped off the ranking.

The 2020 Connecticut Mission of Mercy dental clinic has been canceled until further notice due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus, according to local news station WFSB.