Dentists

A Pennsylvania dentist invented a star-shaped grip to help prevent pain while holding dental tools, ABC affiliate WHTM reported June 16.

Elliot Hersh, DMD, PhD, a professor in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at the University of Pennsylvania dental medicine school in Philadelphia, retired after 35 years. 

Here are three recent dental practice closures to know: 

Here are 10 things to know about dentistry in Delaware:

Here are five updates on the dental industry in Texas that Becker's has reported on since May 16:

Here are seven dental industry updates that have taken place in Florida since April 5: 

Lake Placid, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health Dental Care is closed indefinitely after staff resignations last week, according to a June 16 report by Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

A group of legislators recently introduced a bill that would create a dental care pilot program for veterans with chronic conditions, VermontBiz reported June 15.

Here are seven oral surgery updates that have taken place since May 10: 

The American Dental Association sent a letter to the House Committee on Ways & Means supporting business and individual tax code reforms.