Dentists

A South Dakota dental clinic is opening a new facility to meet patient demand, Dakota News Now reported Oct. 17. 

The Organized Dentistry Coalition recently expressed their support for a bipartisan oral health literacy bill that would establish an education campaign to promote oral health literacy among at-risk populations. 

According to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report, 57.5 percent of the dentists surveyed said the most challenging aspect of recruiting dental assistants was a lack of applicants or shortage.

An estimated 3.75 percent of dental hygienists voluntarily left the workforce in 2021, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report.

A Pennsylvania dentist pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation for refusing to keep adequate records related to prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances.

A new executive for the American Dental Association and two other dentists who have made headlines since Oct. 13: 

Dallas-based Mint Dentistry will open its first Chicago area office Oct. 21. 

Florida is home to four of the 10 best large cities to open a business, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Dentists are slightly more confident in the economic recovery of the dental industry and U.S. economy, according to recent data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

Here are five dentists making moves in the industry: