Dentists

A proposal that passed the North Carolina Senate to allow private equity and hedge funds to own and operate dental practices not run by licensed North Carolina dentists has hit a roadblock, according to a June 20 report from NC…

The Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing to discuss the lack of access to dental care in rural Pennsylvania, the Franklin County Free Press reported June 20. Six notes: 1. The hearing, held June 18, included testimony…

Kevin Matthew Byrd, DDS, PhD, was recently given the World Perio Research Award for his work exploring the link between COVID-19 and oral health.  The World Perio Research Award is given every three years by the Sunstar Foundation, a Japanese…

Temple University is planning to open a dental school in Tamaqua, Pa., which will be the first rural dental school in the state, according to a June 19 report from Times News.  Students at the Temple University Kornburg School of…

Upper Dublin Family Dentistry in Willow Grove,  Pa., recently experienced a data breach affecting 5,000 individuals. On May 13, the practice discovered that an unauthorized party gained access to its computer systems and deployed malicious software to encrypt its data.…

George Blue Spruce Jr., DDS, founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists, died June 3 at the age of 94.  Dr. Blue Spruce, of Laguna and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo heritage, was known as the first Native American dentist in…

Wilson Martino Dental, a practice based in Bridgeport, W.Va., has opened two new office locations, according to a June 14 report from Connect-Bridgeport. The locations, both in West Union, W.Va., occupy the spaces previously held by Integrated Health Care and…

Here are five updates for dental leaders to know about dentistry in California, as reported by Becker’s since May 5:

A Colorado dentist was sentenced to 41 months in prison for tax evasion. Ryan Ulibarri, DDS, owned and operated Ulibarri Family Dentistry in Fort Collins, Colo. In 2016, he purchased a tax shelter for $50,000, which was used to conceal…

The University of Nevada Las Vegas is preparing to open a first-of-its-kind dental clinic aimed at serving patients with disabilities. The clinic, which will be located on the university’s Shadow Lane campus, will include an operatory with space to accommodate…