Dentists

Here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in New York since September: 1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners added Bright Healthy Smiles to its network. 2. A New York dental office filed a legal…

An Arizona family has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against an oral surgeon after a man died following a dental procedure, ABC 15 Arizona reported Dec. 22.  Derek Swanson, 40, visited Derek Lamb, DMD, in March 2023 for a dental…

Here are 11 private equity-related dental updates from this year: 1. Dental procurement and spend management platform Dentira received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners.  2. Dental implant manufacturer ZimVie’s stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of the…

Here are 20 dental companies that landed investments this year: 1. Dental procurement and spend management platform Dentira received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners.  2. GoTu Technology, a dental staffing platform, received a $45 million growth investment…

Las Vegas-based Absolute Dental has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its data breach from earlier this year.  Absolute Dental, which has more than 50 locations across the state, discovered that an unauthorized party…

From DSO acquisitions to legislative proposals, here are 10 dental industry updates that have taken place in Florida since October: 1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added a Florida dental practice to its network.  2. A Florida House Health Professions…

Davary & Smith Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant Center has opened in Sterling, Va. The practice was founded by Ashkan Davary, DDS, MD, and Christopher Smith, DDS, MD, according to a Dec. 22 news release. The facility offers…

Here are 11 dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

A dentist in Maryland was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled, dangerous substances. Andrew Fried, DMD, owned a solo dental practice in Nottingham, Md., and unlawfully distributed oxycodone, a Schedule…

Here are five updates on California’s dental industry, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 7: 1. The University of California San Francisco acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif., campus to upgrade its dental school.  2. Salt Lake…