Author: Staff

Older adults and nursing facility residents with poor oral hygiene have an increased risk of health problems, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 

General Motors has reinstated dental and other health insurance benefits to the 49,000 striking union employees as of Sept. 26, according to MLive.com.

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental has been growing rapidly, specifically in locations designated as dental health professional shortage areas by HHS.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Align Technology's strong product development and international focus continues to benefit the company, but the current economy is having a negative effect, a Sept. 25 research report found. 

Signature Health in Ashtabula, Ohio, which is a severe dental shortage area, has been awarded $300,000 by the Health Resources Service Administration to provide dental services, Star Beacon reports.

The American Dental Association and more than 50 organizations announced their support of the White House's plan to remove all non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes from the market in a Sept. 24 letter.

A patient at a private practice in Jasper, Ind., allegedly made threats to employees Sept. 25, according to The Dubois County Herald.

Dentist should prepare for 37 new CDT procedure codes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, according to a Sept. 25 California Dental Association post.

Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Aspen Dental and Align Technology.