Dentists

Florida had a positive net migration of new dentists from 2019 to 2022, with a net migration rate of 5.1%, according to the American Dental Association.

Here are six dental school updates that have taken place since Oct. 23: 

Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College is searching for a new location for its new dental and veterinary schools after a property deal fell through, kait8.com reported Nov. 13.

Patients of record at dental practices where the owner graduated dental school between 2013 and 2022 wait 20.5 days for an appointment, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Only 72.5% of dentists in private practice are owners in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005, according to a November report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Jim Armbruster, DMD, has retired after practicing dentistry for 47 years, according to a Nov. 9 report by the Journal-Advocate. 

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Ohio:

Construction was recently started to build a new location for Jones County Family Dentistry in Anamosa, Iowa, eastcentraliowanews.com reported Nov. 9. 

Dentists who graduated dental school between 2013 and 2022 are more confident in the economic recovery of their own practice, the dental care sector and the U.S. economy than dentists who graduated before 2013, according to a poll from the…

The office manager of Giegerich Orthodontics in Galloway, N.J., was recently arrested and charged with stealing $109,000 from the practice.