A group of Chicago dentists have sued the city of Chicago over the School-Based Oral Health Program, which offers dental services to Chicago Public Schools students, according to a Sept. 18 report by Cook County Record.

From DSO affiliations to private practice moves, here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in Texas since Aug. 23:

Kyle Sparkman, DDS, is planning to open the fourth Sparkman Orthodontics location, according to a Sept. 18 report by 101.9 The Bull.

Several dental companies were recently named to the 2023 Inc. 5000 list based on revenue growth percentage from 2019 to 2022. 

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Colorado:

Here are three federal updates affecting dentistry since Oct. 27:

John Alonge, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Erie, Pa., received a $3.2 million jury verdict after slipping and falling in an operating room at Saint Vincent Hospital, according to a Sept. 18 report by Erie Times-News.

Peter Habashy, DDS, a dentist in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is suing two patients after they posted negative reviews of his practice online, according to a Sept. 16 report by bocanewsnow.com.

Parents and dental professionals play a critical role in teaching children effective dental hygiene, which is essential to their overall health and well-being. With the new school year now underway across the country, parents, hygienists, and dentists can work together to ensure children have as few school absences as possible related to dental health issues.

The average dental school debt is $308,200, compared to $250,990 for medical graduates.

There are 72 dental schools in the U.S. in 2023, up from 70 in 2022, according to the American Dental Association.

Scammers are targeting healthcare professionals by impersonating sheriff's deputies in a phone scam. 

The American Dental Association laid out eight steps that go into selling a dental practice. 

A former Texas dentist who was convicted for a dental procedure that left a child with brain damage received a five-year probation sentence, The Houston Chronicle reported Sept. 14. 

Here are 11 things to know about dentistry in Connecticut:

A Connecticut dentist who is accused of more than $200,000 in Medicaid fraud, rejected a plea bargain offer, according to a Sept. 14 report by the New Haven Register. 

Thirty-seven percent of dentists have seen up to a 10 percent increase in staff wages, according to recent data from the American Dental Association. 

Here are 12 of the biggest deals, acquisitions and investments that occurred in the DSO, supply chain and dental technology spaces that Becker's has reported on so far in 2023:

A former Texas dentist was recently convicted of causing serious bodily injury to a child by omission after a procedure left a child with irreversible brain damage, the Houston Chronicle reported Sept. 13.

Here are six updates on the dental industry in California that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 14: