Dentists

Eugene-based Lane Community College officials have proposed closing one of their dental clinics to help balance its budget, Lookout Eugene-Springfield reported March 20. Six notes:  1. College administrators proposed $4.2 million in cutbacks for the next school year, which would…

The West Virginia University School of Dentistry has received $5 million in state funding to make improvements to its main student clinic.  Funding from the state is a match for more than $27 million in federal funding secured through the…

Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

Here are 11 dental school updates from the last few weeks:  1. Milwaukee-based Marquette School of Dentistry received a $2 million gift to establish its first endowed directorship. 2. Big Rapids, Mich.-based Ferris State University appointed Deborah Brown, DMD, to…

A bill has been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to consolidate the regulatory oversight of denturitry. Currently, denturists in Idaho are governed and licensed by the independent Board of Denturitry, which is a five member board with three…

Milwaukee-based Marquette School of Dentistry has received a $2 million gift to establish its first endowed directorship.  The school will create an endowed director of oral and maxillofacial surgery, according to a March 19 news release from the university.  Michael…

Adults living in rural communities with limited access to dental care, in addition to gaps in Medicaid dental coverage, are more likely to rely on hospitals for emergency dental care, according to a new study.  Often, the costly and ineffective…

Four dental industry stakeholders have been included on Forbes‘ “World’s Billionaires List” for the last several years, building a combined net worth of roughly $10 billion in 2026. Here is how each billionaire’s wealth has evolved over the years, according…

Steven Erbeck, DDS, is one of four candidates running for Ohio’s 1st Congressional District’s Republican primary, according to a March 17 report from Ohio Capital Journal.  Dr. Erbeck is a dentist at The Cincinnati Dental Group, which has locations in…

Overland Park, Kan.-based Aria Care Partners has entered Arizona with the acquisition of Coronado Dental. Coronado Dental, based in Chandler, Ariz., provides mobile onsite dental care to about 75 skilled nursing facilities in the state, according to a March 18…