In a ceremony attended by dental medicine faculty, staff, and guests from across South Carolina, Martin Steed, DDS, was appointed James B. Edwards Endowed Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.
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Boca Raton-based Florida Atlantic University is set to get $30 million from the state to fund its new dental school, The Capitolist reported June 6.
Here are three acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in May:
A New York man pleaded guilty to theft of government property after stealing precious metals and noble alloys while employed as a dental technician at a Veterans Affairs dental clinic.
Roseland, N.J.-based Abra Health, an dental and medical provider, acquired the office of pediatric dentist Eugene McGuire, DDS.
Two people were injured after an SUV crashed into a Massachusetts dental practice, The Daily News reported June 6.
A Texas dentist was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud.
More than 55 percent of dentists plan to invest in new software within the next six months, according to a survey by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Patient no-shows and cancellations continue to be the largest barrier preventing dental practice schedules from being 100 percent full in May, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Here are three data breaches in the dental industry that Becker's has reported on since April 27: