Here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in Massachusetts since Aug. 10:

Roseland, N.J.-based Abra Health, a dental and medical provider, recently opened a Smiles 4 Keeps office in Allentown, Pa.

Here are eight cases involving fraud charges in the dental industry that Becker's has reported on so far this year: 

Twenty-four companies in the dental industry were named to the 2023 Inc. 5000 list based on their revenue growth percentage from 2019 to 2022. 

Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine signed an early assurance agreement with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

California dentist Douglas Grosmark, DMD, is retiring after 34 years in the industry, sdnews.com reported Aug. 12.

ESI Dentistry — Esthetic Smiles & Implants opened a location in Tampa, Fla., the practice's third office in Florida. 

Zaid Sharma, DDS, was recently arrested after a hidden video camera was found in the bathroom of his California dental practice. 

Dentists in New Mexico, the worst state to live in according to personal finance website WalletHub, make an average of $184,060 annually.

The top four best states to live are in the Northeast, according to personal finance website WalletHub.