Dentists

Dental practice schedules were 85.5 percent full in January, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

Dr. Hacer Aksel, a clinical assistant professor of periodontics and endodontics at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine, has received a grant to study vital pulp therapy. 

Mississippi is the worst state for dental health, according to personal finance website WalletHub, receiving an overall score of 33.42 out of 100 points.

Wisconsin is the best state for dental health, according to personal finance website WalletHub, receiving an overall score of 74.69 out of 100 points.

Here are eight acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in January:

Celebrity cosmetic dentist Catrise Austin, DDS, recently joined Montclair (N.J.) Dental Spa.

Henry Cherrick, DDS, an oral pathology leader who served as dean of two dental schools, died Jan. 24 at the age of 84. 

Arkansas is the state with the worst dental health and has 1,043 active general dentists, according to a ranking from dental provider Express Dentists and data from health policy nonprofit the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Connecticut is the state with the best dental health and has 1,981 active general dentists, according to a ranking from dental provider Express Dentists and data from health policy nonprofit the Kaiser Family Foundation.

National dental provider Express Dentist ranked Connecticut as the state with the best dental health and Arkansas as the state with the worst in a recent study.