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.
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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.
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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:
HHS authorized dentists and dental students to administer certain vaccines to patients in a declared emergency, and five other federal updates for dentists to know:
The American Dental Association launched a new Health Equity Action Team to move toward eliminating disparities in oral health.
A New York dentist recently revised his proposal for a new dental school he plans to build in partnership with Daemen University in Amherst, N.Y., The Buffalo News reported Oct. 14.