Between rent, car payments, daycare expenses and phone bills, dental and medical expenses can get lost in the pile of envelopes filled with monthly and weekly statement balances. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/14/19

Pearl, a dental spinoff company devoted to artificial intelligence, closed an $11 million Series A funding round and is set to launch three new products. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/13/19

Virtual dentistry is disrupting the dental industry, and dentists have mixed emotions about how it will affect patient care. However, dentists can leverage various applications to improve their practices and relationships with dentists, according to Forbes. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/13/19

Delta Dental of Illinois notified an unknown number of members about a phishing attack that may have exposed members' protected health information, according to DataBreaches.net. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/13/19

A Virginia Beach, Va., dentist pleaded guilty in federal court May 9 to conspiracy to distribute medically unnecessary oxycodone pills, according to the South Side Daily. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/10/19

Dentists made headlines in the media this week because of various alleged scandals, including illegally prescribing drugs, insurance fraud and fake credentials. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/9/19

Delta Dental of Wisconsin proposed on May 8 building a $25 million corporate headquarters in Stevens Point, Wis., according to the Stevens Point Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/9/19

Dental hygienists in Maine and Colorado can operate independently from dentists, according to local NBC affiliate News Center Maine. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/9/19

A potential like between P. gingivalis, the bacteria associated with gum disease, and Alzheimer's has periodontists on alert, according to a study published in Science Advances and cited by the American Academy of Periodontology. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/8/19

Whaley Children's Center and Mott Children's Health Center, both in Flint, Mich., teamed up to open a private dental and medical center, according to local NBC affiliate WEYI. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/8/19

Henry Schein reported a slight dip year over year — 0.1 percent — in dental sales, totaling $1.5 billion for the first quarter for 2019. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/8/19

Five dental companies and organizations making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/8/19

A pediatric dentist in Greenville, S.C., has been accused of handing out opioids and other drugs without prescriptions, according to local NBC affiliate WYFF. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/7/19

A federal judge on May 2 ordered a Murfreesboro, Ten., dentist to forfeit nearly $1 million, which he collected by committing insurance fraud, according to the Daily News Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/7/19

A federal judge on May 2 sentenced former MetroHealth dentist Yazan Al-Madani, DDS, to 10 years and one month in prison for his role in a fraud scheme at the Cleveland-based hospital, according to clevaland.com. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/6/19

A Phoenix dentist who was accused of using false credentials to obtain an anesthesia permit has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges, ABC15 reports. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/6/19

The Florida House and Senate have passed a bill that would repay dental students' loans up to $250,000, according to WJCT. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/6/19

A former employee at a New Haven, Ind., dental practice has been accused of hacking into the practice's phones and website to spread false information that the practice had closed and the lead dentist had an alleged drug problem, according to wane.com. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/3/19

Oregon dentists will become first in the nation to administer vaccinations to patients, according to local news station KATU. By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/3/19

Five dentists making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 5/2/19