Dentists

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. 

Cortino Sukotjo, DDS, PhD, and Christos Takoudis, PhD, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, have partnered to create a new bone regrowth material. 

Stories about legislation, retirements and a tuberculosis outbreak were among the most-read articles covered by Becker's this month. 

Several dental organizations and health systems have collaborated on initiatives to increase access to care and integrate oral health services and medical care. 

High Point (N.C.) University’s Workman School of Dental Medicine was accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation Aug. 24. 

Align Technology CEO Joseph Hogan is among the 20 highest paid healthcare CEOs in the U.S., according to data from research firm Equilar provided to Becker's Aug. 25.

An interdisciplinary group at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston is working to create a personalized vaccine for oral cancer.