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…
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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.…
All but one dental specialty experienced a decrease in private equity deals in 2025, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report analyzes private equity trends during the fourth quarter of 2025 in addition…
A dentist and dental hygienist were found guilty of defrauding D.C. Medicaid of more than $4 million. Steven Price, DDS, operates the Washington Smile Center in Washington, D.C., where Keidi Moore worked as a dental hygienist. Between January 2017 and…
Oral Surgery Associates of North Texas has opened two offices in McKinney and Prosper. The McKinney office is led by William Walstad, DDS, while the Prosper office is led by Phillip Newton, DDS, MD, according to a March 4 news…
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Hulme Orthodontics has merged one of its offices with Beitchman Orthodontics, Community Impact reported March 4. Hulme Orthodontics has six locations throughout Texas. One of the offices in Boerne, Texas, is now shared with Beitchman Orthodontics, which has a second…
A mistrial was recently declared in the trial for a Virginia woman charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry, WAVY reported March 3. Cristina Caro-Valencia is facing multiple charges of practicing dentistry without a license. On the second day of the trial,…
Rhode Island Rep. Marie Hopkins is advocating for the University of Rhode Island to open a dental school, the Rhode Island Current reported March 3. Six notes: 1. A legislative commission agreed earlier this year that the University of Rhode…
A woman in Old Bridge, N.J., has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license, according to a Feb. 27 news release from the South River (N.J.) Police Department. Police responded to a dispute between two individuals. While conducting a…
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