Dentists

Here are 11 things to know about dentistry in Minnesota:

Weave and DSN Software have teamed up to combine their software platforms to help dental practices increase their efficiency and productivity. 

The American Dental Association recently sent a letter to lawmakers thanking them for introducing a bill to establish a national public awareness campaign on human papillomavirus vaccination.

Here are four collaborations taking place in the dental industry that have been launched since May 9:

The University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., started construction last month on its integrated medical-dental center. 

A former employee at a dental practice in Geneva, N.Y., has been sentenced to six months in county jail after stealing more than $20,000 from the practice, according to a June 9 report by the Finger Lake Times.

Here are three dental fraud cases Becker's has reported so far in 2023, totaling more than $2.9 million in restitution:

A Pennsylvania dental practice temporarily closed after a fire caused about $20,000 worth of damages, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported June 9. 

Here are five updates that have taken place in the dental industry since May 17:

Researchers from the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry and Gillings School of Global Public Health recently discovered a bacterial species involved in tooth decay.