From new residency programs to leadership appointments and funding updates, here are 18 dental school updates Becker's has covered since Jan. 12:
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A Virginia dentist is retiring after 40 years in the dental industry, the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal reported April 4.
A dentist in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., retired following 37 years of practicing dentistry, according to an April 3 report by Grosse Pointe News.
An Alabama dentist was recently sentenced to 180 years in prison for sexually abusing patients and staff, WBMA reported April 3.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently reassigned a dental fraud investigation to State Attorney Brian Kramer, Florida Daily reported April 2.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry is piloting an after-hours dental clinic to increase accessibility for patients.
Four dental leaders have repeatedly made Forbe's annual billionaires list, showing a combined net worth of $16 billion for 2024.
A Straumann Group shareholder was added to Forbes Billionaires 2024 list.
ABQ Pediatric Dentistry in Albuquerque, N.M., is changing ownership, as Spencer Tasker, DMD, is taking over the practice.
Two higher education institutions have recently been faced with setbacks during the process of opening dental schools.