Dentists

Several dental practices in Oregon have warned other offices and businesses about a pair of women going through employee breakrooms and stealing wallets, credit cards and cash, according to a March 6 report from NBC affiliate KGW8.

Here are 10 states where legislation impacting the dental industry has been introduced, advanced and approved, as reported by Becker's since Feb. 7:

Michael Holmberg, DDS, has opened a pediatric dental practice in Aurora, Colo.

A medical office building housing a radiation oncology and oral surgery practice in Providence, R.I., was sold for $7.9 million, Providence Business News reported March 5.  

Some dentists in Savannah, Ga., have voiced their concerns about a new dental school coming to the state, according to a March 6 report from Savannah Morning News.

Dental schools, dental nonprofit organizations and dentists across 10 counties in California received $47.2 million in Specialty Dental Clinic Grant funds.

A group of dental organizations wrote a letter to the Trump administration warning that tariffs on dental products could lead to cost increases and limit access to supplies, according to a March 5 news release from the American Dental Association. 

A man from Hidalgo, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of practicing dentistry without a license or permit, according to a March 5 report from myRGV.com.

A driver accidentally crashed into a dental practice building in Rochester, N.Y., March 4, WROC reported. 

Two people were injured after a driver crashed her vehicle into the front window of Plainview (N.Y.) Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics dailyvoice.com reported March 4.