The Hawaii Dental Association Foundation recently established a disaster relief fund to support dentists affected by the Maui wildfires. 

Florida Atlantic University's search for its next president may have a major impact on whether or not it is able to build its planned dental school, according to an Aug. 22 report by Boca Magazine. 

Four states are considering bills impacting dentistry, including Medicaid reimbursements, licensing and dental therapy.

Several states have recently passed laws and regulations changing how dentistry is practiced. 

The Pennsylvania Senate and House have both proposed a bill that would give the governor's office the ability to join a multistate agreement that lets dental workers transfer their license from one state to another, according to an Aug. 21 report by The Center Square.

Iowa was named the best state to retire in while Alaska was ranked the worst state, according to financial website Bankrate's July 31 rankings. 

Ranjan Rajbanshi, DDS, recently pleaded guilty to stealing $500,000 in COVID-19 relief money.

Samantha Jette, DDS, recently acquired a dental practice in West Virginia after the former owner's death, connect-bridgeport.com reported Aug. 21.

More than 50 firefighters responded to a 3-alarm structure fire at a dental practice in Metairie, La., nola.com reported Aug. 21.

A Massachusetts orthodontist and dental hygienist recently organized a drive to deliver dental supplies to victims of the fires in Maui, CBS News Boston reported Aug. 18.

Here are three updates on the dental industry in Pennsylvania that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 15:

Dentists earn an average annual salary of $172,290, according to compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

A 35-year-old Louisiana woman was arrested after investigators discovered she was running an illegal dental practice at her residence.

Increasing DSO competition and operating costs, stagnant reimbursements and staffing shortages are among some of the greatest challenges facing dental practices today. 

Theresa York, a former dental practice manager in Portland, Maine, has been accused of stealing $456,000 from the practice, according to an Aug. 14 report by Portland Press Herald.

Here are five updates affecting dentistry that have taken place in North Carolina since July 21: 

Denver-based Espire Dental recently received a subordinated debt investment from Ironwood Capital. 

The UConn School of Dental Medicine earned a five-year extension on its training grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institutes of Health.

The personal health information of approximately 765 patients of The University of Buffalo (N.Y.) dental clinic may have been compromised after the school's third-party billing services provider was hit with a data breach.

Several dental practices have closed in recent years for various reasons, including staffing shortages and financial constraints.