Dentists

From new research to donations and campus expansions, here are five dental school updates to know since Nov. 16: 

Here are four company partnerships taking place in the dental industry from the last 30 days: 

 Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College was recently approved to offer a doctor of medical dentistry by the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council, Talk Business & Politics reported Nov. 22. 

Research from a team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Center for Craniofacial Regeneration is headed to the International Space Station as part of a project to examine how stem cells behave in space, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…

Several lawmakers recently sent a letter to the president of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry asking for alleged racist remarks and actions to be addressed, the Chicago Tribune reported Nov. 21. 

A West Virginia dental practice is slated to reopen at a new location in April after its original site was destroyed in a fire, The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register reported Nov. 19.

A Maryland dentist sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud and three other dentists who have made headlines since Nov. 17:

Almost half of the world's population suffers from oral diseases, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. 

A Texas dentist recently pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges for using his dental business to illegally obtain COVID-19 relief loans. 

A Maryland dentist has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud.