Although dentists have grown familiar with the stress of workforce shortages and rising costs, new challenges have emerged this year that have the potential to threaten dentistry and healthcare as a whole. Here are two new issues worrying dentists in…
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The American Dental Association asked the U.S. Department of Education to expand loan repayment options in response to a request from the department for feedback, according to a May 5 news release from the ADA. Here are five things for…
Here are four dental industry acquisitions Becker’s covered last month: 1. Private equity firm Patient Square Capital completed its acquisition of Patterson Companies. 2. Reveal Dental Partners, a newly formed DSO, acquired Britely Dentures & Implants from Vista Verde Dental…
Nineteen attorneys general have filed lawsuits in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to restructure the HHS Department, USA Today reported May 5. Six notes: 1. In March, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to restructure the HHS…
More than 150 dentists, dental hygienists and other oral health professionals wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking the federal government to end mercury-based dental fillings and programs. The letter highlighted that dental amalgam, which is…
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill into law that specifies the examination requirements for dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia and updates the procedure for the state dental board’s investigations, according to a May 2 news release. Here are…
The Orange County Health Care Agency is closing its emergency dental clinic in Santa Ana, Calif., due to federal funding cuts, CBS Los Angeles reported May 2. The healthcare agency has reportedly lost five grants, totaling $13 million, ABC7 Los…
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is opening a multidisciplinary care center and ambulatory surgery center on its campus in San Francisco. The 13,000-square-foot facility will have four operating rooms, eight operatories, five mixed medical…
Here are six dentists who have made headlines since April 29:
Smile Source, a private practice dental network, is merging with ACT Dental, a dental practice coaching and education company to enhance support for independent dentists. In addition to the merger, Smile Source also announced May 5 that Barrett Straub, DDS,…