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Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services has expanded into Cincinnati, according to a May 29 news release.

There is an alarming gap in dental care for older Americans, as only 29 percent of adults age 65 and older had dental insurance in 2017, a CDC report found, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Here is the latest roundup of dentists making the news this week.

Private investment firm Bain Capital Double Impact has signed a deal with Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics to support the dental service organization's future growth, according to a May 19 news release.

A former office manager for a Little Rock, Ark.-based dentist was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing $218,000 from the dental practice between 2013 and 2018, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Dental companies and organizations made headlines this week for relocating and ranking as top-performing stocks, among other things.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has updated its 2016 guidance for when pediatric patients undergo deep sedation.

Patients who visit emergency departments and outpatient clinics for dental disorders often leave with opioid prescriptions, according to a study in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Former Eagan, Minn.-based Argosy University dental hygiene students will be able to finish their degrees at another college in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area, according to Fox9.

A bill is making its way through the Nevada senate that would allow dental therapists to practice throughout the state, according to local news station KUNR.