Here are five updates that have taken place in the dental industry since May 17:

Researchers from the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry and Gillings School of Global Public Health recently discovered a bacterial species involved in tooth decay.

Ann Battrell, CEO of the American Dental Hygienists' Association since 2016, passed away June 7. 

Here are four schools that are planning to establish or add to their dental programs that Becker's has reported on since April 12:

The American Dental Association is part of a 40-member coalition that is providing support for the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act. 

Recent dental school graduates have more confidence in the economic recovery of their practices and the dental industry compared to more established dentists, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.

In a ceremony attended by dental medicine faculty, staff, and guests from across South Carolina, Martin Steed, DDS, was appointed James B. Edwards Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.

Boca Raton-based Florida Atlantic University is set to get $30 million from the state to fund its new dental school, The Capitolist reported June 6. 

Here are three acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in May:

A New York man pleaded guilty to theft of government property after stealing precious metals and noble alloys while employed as a dental technician at a Veterans Affairs dental clinic.

Roseland, N.J.-based Abra Health, an dental and medical provider, acquired the office of pediatric dentist Eugene McGuire, DDS. 

Two people were injured after an SUV crashed into a Massachusetts dental practice, The Daily News reported June 6.

A Texas dentist was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud.

More than 55 percent of dentists plan to invest in new software within the next six months, according to a survey by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Patient no-shows and cancellations continue to be the largest barrier preventing dental practice schedules from being 100 percent full in May, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Here are three data breaches in the dental industry that Becker's has reported on since April 27:

A Tennessee oral surgery practice will expand one of its offices by constructing a new surgical and clinical center, the Dickson Post reported May 31.

Here are six moves the Illinois State Dental Society made that are impacting dental legislation during the 2023 Illinois legislative session:

Less than 25 percent of dentists said that they were "very confident" in the economic recovery of their dental practice, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. 

CarolinasDentist will open its 13th office June 5 in Asheville, N.C.