Dentists

A husband-and-wife dentist team has opened a dental practice in Coral Springs, Fla., according to a Feb. 16 report from Coral Springs Talk.

A Minnesota dental clinic is struggling to return to its level of operation before suffering from flood damages in 2024, according to a commentary article posted Feb. 15 by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Here are six federal and state bills being considered by legislators to improve dental care access, reform dental insurance, increase private equity oversight and more: 

Success Orthodontics has opened a practice location in Cleveland, according to a Feb. 13 report from Cleveland Jewish News.

Here are eight federal government and policy updates that have taken place since Jan. 15:

The offices of Margaret Parrish, DMD, and Charles Weston, Jr., DMD, in Aiken, S.C., were destroyed in a fire Feb. 13, ABC affiliate wjbf.com reported.

A bill has been introduced in California that would prevent private equity groups and hedge funds from interfering with the healthcare decisions of dentists.

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners put out a warning about people posing as dental professionals and performing unlicensed dental work in unsafe locations, wral.com reported Feb. 12. 

A Texas dentist was recently arrested on charges of invasive visual recording at a dental office, valleycentral.com reported Feb. 12. 

The North Dakota Legislature is considering two bills that aim to increase dental care access for low-income and under-represented populations in the state, the North Dakota Monitor reported Feb. 12.