Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including SmileDirectClub and Delta Dental.
1. Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub announced Dec. 17 that it would be expanding into Germany in 2020.
2. Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental added Browne, Goetz & Miraglia in Westchester County, N.Y., to its portfolio of supported practices.
3. Texas-based Toothbar is the 2019 winner of the "New Build" Design Innovation Award by the American Dental Association, according to a Dec. 17 news release.
4. Houston-based Endo1 Partners, a specialty dental services organization, announced Dec. 10 that it had received funding from Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private investment firm.
5. A Mississippi dentist filed a lawsuit Dec. 11 against Delta Dental, accusing the dental insurer of price-fixing and conspiring to lower compensation for dentists.
6. Candid, an aligner company that sells at-home starter kits, is using artificial intelligence to speed up treatment by as much as 30 percent.