Dentists

Bill Sasser, DMD, has received the American Dental Association's 2024 Humanitarian Award.

Here are 10 oral surgery updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 19:

The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission and Shawn Keller, DDS, agreed to restrictions of his dental license.

A Maryland oral surgeon was recently sentenced to 45 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend, Fox 5 DC reported Jan. 3. 

About 33% of dentist owners plan to retire within six years, according to Dentalpost's 2024 Dental Salary Survey.

Here are 11 dentists who announced their retirement that Becker's reported on in 2023:

Two dental practices have filed a class-action lawsuit against Align Technology, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct, according to a Jan. 2 news release from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Here are six dentists who have made headlines since Dec. 9:

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Oklahoma:

An Indiana dentist will construct a new office at the site of a former restaurant where four employees were abducted and later killed in 1978, the Indianapolis Star reported Dec. 29.