Dentists

A team at Philadelphia-based Penn Dental at the University of Pennsylvania has created a robot that changes its shape to perform different oral health tasks.

A Massachusetts orthodontist sued by the state's attorney general last year is now taking aim at dental insurance plans, the Boston Herald reported July 6. 

DSOs, dentists, practices and suppliers have reached several milestones so far this year.

Here are five stats — as reported by Becker's in 2022 — that could lead to future roadblocks in the dental industry:

The University of New England's College of Dental Medicine in Portland, the only dental school in Maine, is increasing its capacity to meet demand for dental services, particularly in rural parts of the state, mainepublic.org reported July 5.

Michael Lozman, DDS, was recently appointed July 1 to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad by President Joe Biden. 

A dentist was appointed dean of a Washington dental school and five other dentists who made headlines last week:

Patient cancellations continue to be a major problem affecting dental practices in the U.S., preventing them from filling their schedules and leading to revenue losses. 

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Smile Health Orthodontics became the first practice in the area to use Brava technology, which uses a biomedical orthodontic approach to move each tooth independently. 

Sonrava Health acquired two DSOs, and four other acquisitions that took place in June: