Dentists

Here are six new dentistry-related laws going into effect this year: Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive. 1. A teledentistry law aimed at improving dental care access and addressing provider shortages in Georgia took effect Jan. 1. House Bill…

The dental industry is seeing shifts in how dentists practice throughout their career, including more DSO affiliations and delayed practice ownership. The ADA recently released data on the dentist workforce, including demographics, workplaces and retirement trends. Here are 15 notes…

Here are four dental industry acquisitions that took place in December:  1. Dental lab company Dandy acquired Neem, a dental practice management software company. 2. The University of California San Francisco acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif.,…

Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place in Texas since November: 1. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened offices in Seguin and Nacogdoches. 2. A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license. 3. Henderson, Nev.-based…

An Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender his license after being accused of stealing a patient’s prescription drugs, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 31. The Iowa Dental Board charged Robert Bruce Cochrane, DDS, in November with unlawfully possessing or…

Michael Schreder, DMD, and Jane Aldrich Schreder, DMD, owners of Schreder Dental in Lancaster, Pa., are retiring, according to a Dec. 30 report from Lancaster Online.  The married duo has provided dental care for more than three decades and currently…

Greater St. Louis (Mo.) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery recently suffered a data breach affecting 501 individuals.  The practice said it became aware of potential unauthorized access to an employee email account for the purpose of distributing a phishing email, according…

CMS has launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. Four notes for dental leaders: 1. The new office will continue to carry out the work of the Rural Health Transformation…

The Iowa Dental Board recently reinstated the license of Paymun Bayati, DDS, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 24. Dr. Bayati was convicted in April 2024 of being intoxicated while performing dental work. He later agreed to surrender his license…