Dentists

Here are 11 facts to know about dentistry in New Jersey:

Here are four recent federal updates for dentists to know:

Dental practice schedules were 84.9 percent full in December, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

Patient cancellations were the top barrier preventing dental practice schedules from being 100 percent full in December, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

About 39 percent of dentists are "somewhat confident" in the economic recovery of their dental practice, according to a poll by the American Dental Association. 

University of the Pacific's Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco is building an oral and maxillofacial surgery center on its downtown campus.

Seventy-two percent of dentists plan on raising fees at their practices this year, according to a poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Penn Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia recently launched a dual degree in dentistry and nutrition science. 

A Michigan orthodontics practice recently suspended operations after its owner was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography and soliciting explicit content from minors, locate ABC affiliate WZZM 13 reported Jan. 10.

Here are five key numbers dental hygienists should know: