Four people were injured, three of whom were hospitalized, after a car crashed into a California dental practice, according to an Oct. 19 report by CBS News.
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Three educational institutions have recently moved closer to opening their new dental schools.
Here are two recent cybersecurity incidents affecting dental offices that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 16:
A judge approved the U.S.' consent decree, prohibiting Jordan Hobel, DDS, a dentist who formerly practiced in Frostburg, Md., from prescribing controlled substances.
Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which has six locations in Virginia, experienced a data security incident where certain files on the practice's system were encrypted.
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Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College received approval from the Little Rock Board of Directors to build the site of its new dental school, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Oct. 17.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City revealed plans for its $120 million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation building, which will include spaces for dental services.
Graig Fischgrund, DMD, is opening Max Dental Group, a dental practice in Hicksville, N.Y.
The Pennsylvania House Education Committee advanced a bill that would allow public health dental hygienists to perform school dental screenings, Penn Live reported Oct. 17.
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry recently gave the Isiah Lew Memorial Research Award to Jim Glidewell, founder and president of Glidewell.