Dental supply company Henry Schein has opened a training facility for dental-medical integration in Southlake, Texas. The Dallas Discovery Center includes areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, laboratories, an ambulatory surgery center site, a dental equipment showroom and…
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El Paso-based Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine is launching an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery in El Paso, Texas, committed $250,000 to establish the High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery Endowed…
A California oral and maxillofacial surgery practice recently suffered a cybersecurity incident potentially involving patient information. Tieu Dental Corporation, which has locations in Campbell and Morgan Hill, Calif., said in a website notice March 5 that an unauthorized actor accessed…
The Virginia Board of Dentistry has denied a request to reinstate the license of a dentist who was convicted of taking part in an opioid fraud scheme, CBS affiliate WTKR reported March 5. Gary Hartman, DDS, was accused of leading…
An Ohio dentist has had his anesthesia permit permanently revoked and his license suspended indefinitely following the death of a patient in 2023, WOIO reported March 5. Matthew Miller, 48, visited Visage Surgical Institute in Medina, Ohio, in August 2023…
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Farmville (Va.) Dental has reopened months after a fire damaged its building, The Farmville Herald reported March 5. The practice suffered a fire in July, which revealed structural and operational issues in the building that required extensive work. The practice…
Bridge City (Texas) Family Dentistry has closed temporarily after a fire severely damaged its office. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. March 5, 12NewsNow reported. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is not yet known.…
Here are four notable mergers and acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in February: 1. Dallas Nibert, DDS, and Nika Hettlinger, DDS, opened a consolidated, shared dental practice in Barboursville, W.Va. 2. Overland Park, Kan.-based Aria Care Partners…
Georgia is allocating additional funding in its amended fiscal year 2026 budget to support oral healthcare in the state. Three notes: 1. Included in the budget is $150,000 for the Georgia Mission of Mercy program, an outreach program led by…
A Texas man was recently arrested for allegedly practicing dentistry without a license, KTRK reported March 4. Police reported seeing several people waiting to receive dental care when they arrived at an apartment building to arrest Eduardo Rivero Rios, 61.…