Dentists

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.

Ann Battrell, CEO of the American Dental Hygienists' Association since 2016, passed away June 7. 

Here are four schools that are planning to establish or add to their dental programs that Becker's has reported on since April 12:

The American Dental Association is part of a 40-member coalition that is providing support for the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act. 

Recent dental school graduates have more confidence in the economic recovery of their practices and the dental industry compared to more established dentists, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.

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.

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.