Dentists

The dental economy could experience additional headwinds in the coming months, according to a new report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA’s “State of the U.S. Dental Economy” report for the second quarter of 2025 shows…

Tampa, Fla.-based Imagine Orthodontic Studio has opened several offices in Florida, with more planned for the future. The practice has opened locations in Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Pinellas Park, Largo and Orlando since its founding in 2020, according to a July…

About one-third of all dental practices are now consolidated, a trend that has accelerated rapidly since 2015, according to a July 15 report from business law firm Barnes & Thornburg published in The National Law Review. Here are nine more…

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics recently shut down an illegal dental practice being run out of an apartment complex, KTUL reported July 16.  The bureau served a search warrant on an apartment complex in Tulsa as part of an ongoing…

An Illinois woman was recently sentenced to two years of probation for practicing unlicensed dentistry, WTVO reported July 16. Monica Davis, operator of The Veneer Experts in Schaumburg, was charged in April with running a dental practice without a license.…

A California dentist was recently identified as one of the victims of a fatal car crash. The Sacramento Bee reported July 15.  Premjeet Brar, DDS, and her husband, Puneet Singh Sohi, died in a head-on collision on a highway in…

David Rothschild, DDS, MD, has retired after 45 years of service in the oral and maxillofacial surgery field, the Bennington Banner reported July 15.  Dr. Rothschild graduated from the University of Vermont before opening Oral Surgery Associates in North Adams,…

Here are seven federal government and policy updates from the last 30 days: 1. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association said the newly enacted federal budget could lead states to remove dental benefits from Medicaid. 2. The Association for Dental Safety…

Here are four recent transactions in the dental industry worth more than $80 million: 1. A single-tenant retail property in Franklin, N.C., that is net-leased to Aspen Dental, was sold for $2 million. 2. A retail center in Rutland, Vt.,…

Here are 33 dental school updates that have taken place so far in 2025, including expansions, research grants, dean appointments and more: 1. Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University is partnering with the Kahler Slater architecture firm to construct a new building…