The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and Stanford (Ca.) University are partnering to advance training for oral health researchers. 

Dental companies have continued to invest in oral surgery as the specialty is projected to continue seeing growth in the next few years. 

Radiant Smiles, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., has opened a 2,489-square-foot practice location, according to an Oct. 23 report by REBusiness Online.

Several DSOs and dental companies have partnered with or received investments from private equity firms this year. 

A former employee of a Pennsylvania dental practice was sentenced to at least 12 months in prison for stealing more than $20,000 in cash from the practice, wpxi.com reported Oct. 20. 

Four people were injured, three of whom were hospitalized, after a car crashed into a California dental practice, according to an Oct. 19 report by CBS News.

Three educational institutions have recently moved closer to opening their new dental schools. 

Here are two recent cybersecurity incidents affecting dental offices that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 16: 

A judge approved the U.S.' consent decree, prohibiting Jordan Hobel, DDS, a dentist who formerly practiced in Frostburg, Md., from prescribing controlled substances. 

Fairfax Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which has six locations in Virginia, experienced a data security incident where certain files on the practice's system were encrypted.