Dentists

Wabasha (Minn.) Dentistry has temporarily halted its clinical operations after its office was severely damaged in a fire.

The Oregon Board of Dentistry voted to remove stigmatizing questions related to mental health from its dental licensing process. 

Augusta Regional Dental Clinic in Fishersville, Va., may have to cut programs as it deals with rising costs, WHSV reported Jan. 31. 

Here are three dental practices that opened new locations, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 13:

The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake in Utah recently arrested a woman accused of stealing from local dental offices, NBC affiliate KSL TV reported Jan. 30.

From legislative actions to license suspensions, here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in Virginia: 

Jordan Boland, DDS, has taken over as owner of Family Dental Wellness, a dental practice in Olean, N.Y., according to a Jan. 29 report from Olean Times Herald.

DiPilla Dentistry in Birmingham, Mich., plans to relocate to a new building to house a larger staff and clinical capacity, Downtown News Magazine reported Jan. 30. 

The American Dental Association has expressed its concerns with the directive by the Trump administration to pause certain federal assistance programs, according to a Jan. 29 news release from the ADA. 

A Virginia House panel voted down a bill to study the possibility of expanding Virginia Commonwealth University’s dental school into the southern part of the state.