Dentists

The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City introduced the state's first pediatric dentistry residency program.

A Texas dental practice was damaged after a car crashed into it, ABC affiliate KVUE reported Sept. 5.

A Louisiana dental practice was hit with a data breach earlier this year affecting 9,703 patients. 

Here are six acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in August: 

Bloomington-based Indiana University recently launched a dual dentistry and business degree.

Rahul Kallianpur, DDS, a dentist at Brookside Family Dentistry in Chester, N.Y., is planning to open a dental practice at an old pharmacy in Pleasantville, N.Y., according to a Sept. 5 report from The Examiner News. 

The Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition has given the state a "D" on its 2023 oral health report card.

Becker's has reported on eight dental practice closings so far this year.

More than 40 percent of dental practice owners reported that insurance reimbursement from all companies has stayed the same over the past 12 months, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

In the rapidly evolving dental industry, dentists are constantly being presented with new avenues to enhance their practices and ensure the best possible patient care.