Tend, a tech-focused dental company, opened a new office in Nashville — its first location in Tennessee.

The first independent venture capital fund for oral health companies recently launched in the U.S.

A study from the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute found what could be an easier way to detect radiation exposure by researching the properties of teeth and cement.

The American Dental Association Foundation recently honored three members of the dental industry for their leadership and research work. 

California has the most dental schools than any other state in the U.S., followed by New York and Texas.

The dental hygiene program at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin received a $20,000 teledentistry grant to expand oral health services offered to rural students and the elderly, KZRG reported Sept. 26.

Rootstown-based Northeast Ohio Medical University was granted approval by its board of trustees to create a dental college to improve oral healthcare in the state.

Comfort Dental Group, a network of ownership-based practices, opened two new locations — one in Tempe, Ariz., and the other in Oklahoma City.

A jury recently awarded a Texas family $95.5 million after a botched dental procedure left a 4-year-old child with irreversible brain damage, the Houston Chronicle reported Sept. 23. 

Dental school tuition, dental industry billionaires, private equity and Biden's student loan forgiveness plan were among the most read stories covered by Becker's in September. 

A North Carolina dentist using a dental implant robot and two other dentists that made headlines last week:

From salary reduction to higher education costs, here are five key numbers dental leaders should keep an eye on:

Here are six of the biggest deals of 2022 that occurred in the dental industry's DSO, supply chain and revenue cycle management space:

The Georgia School of Orthodontics received approval to expand enrollment to train more resident dentists at its two Atlanta campuses. 

Dover, N.J.-based Zufall Health became the first federally qualified health center to have graduates from its community dental health coordinator program.

Here are three dental grants totaling $3,759,000 that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 26:

BlackRock Long Term Private Capital acquired a majority interest in Lincoln, Neb.-based Paradigm Oral Health.

Researchers from two dental schools recently created two oral health items to fight gum disease and COVID-19. 

The average wait time for an initial dental appointment is 24 days, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

OrthoNu, a new orthodontics care company, is making a line of professional-grade self-care tools that aid the oral care needs of orthodontic patients.