Dentists

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.

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Tennessee:

Licensed dentists in California can set up a vaccination program in their offices where they can administer flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines.

Only 11.7 percent of dentists are "very confident" in the economic recovery of the general dental sector, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

A 32-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested for pretending to be a dental hygienist, according to an Aug. 30 report by The Rogersville Review.