Dentists

Here are four federal updates from the last 30 days dental leaders should know: 1. The American Dental Association, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and American Fluoridation Society have spoken out against the FDA’s decision to limit the use of…

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

Audrey Rawson, DDS, has opened Keiki Smiles of Leeward, a pediatric dental practice in Waipahu, Hawaii. The practice provides services including preventive, diagnostic, restorative, cosmetic, sedation, anesthesia and emergency dentistry, according to a Nov. 13 news release from Keiki Smiles…

U.S. House Rep. Tony Gonzales has introduced the Rural Veterans Dental Act to improve dental care access for veterans, according to a Nov. 13 news release from Mr. Gonzales’ office.  Here are five things to know:

A New York dental office has filed a legal complaint against its landlord for disruptions caused by renovations to its building, Westfair Business Journal reported Nov. 10.  Broadway Dental, a general dentistry practice, leases a ground-floor space in a building…

The Marquette University School of Dentistry has opened a new endodontic clinic.  The new clinic includes 13 operatories that each features a ceiling-mounted Zumax microscope, a 4K 2D integrated camera and recording system, varioscopes and wall-mounted monitors, according to a…

Congress is headed toward ending the government shutdown after the Senate approved a funding bill Nov. 10.  Seven notes:  1. The federal government is on its 42nd day of the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. 2. The Senate advanced…

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is laying off staff at its dental center in Boston, The Harvard Crimson reported Nov. 10.  The layoffs come after Harvard permanently closed its dental clinic in Cambridge, Mass., in October, citing financial constraints…

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is mourning the death of Ernest Sigler, DDS. Dr. Sigler died Oct. 31 at age 79, according to a Nov. 10 news release.  Dr. Sigler was a U.S. Army veteran and UNMC…

The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has earned three grants to address treatment and pain management of oral cancer.  Researchers at the dental school will investigate new targets to stem oral squamous cell carcinoma and novel approaches to…