Dentists

From dental schools receiving grants to the first dental therapy education program in Washington, here are five dental education updates Becker's has reported on since Aug. 31:

Dental school tuition for residents has increased by 11.7 percent in the last five years and 9.4 percent for nonresidents, according to data from the American Dental Association.

A pediatric dentist and researcher has been named a White House fellow in the Office of the National Cyber Director.

Dozens of dental and healthcare executives made Forbes' 2022 "World's Billionaires List."

The average debt for a dental student was $292,169 in 2019 while medical students owed about $215,900 in 2018, the last year data was available. 

Confidence in the economic recovery of the dental industry and the U.S. economy within the next six months varies based on DSO affiliation, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.  

A former Washington dentist pleaded not guilty to four counts of distributing a controlled substance.

A former Oregon dentist pleaded guilty Sept. 13 to stealing nearly $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for personal use. 

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine began a clinical trial Sept. 7 to test the ability of a chewing gum to trap COVID-19 in saliva.  

Dentist confidence is mixed on the economic recovery of the dental industry, their dental practices and the U.S. economy, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.