Dental hygienists remain one of the hardest to recruit positions in dentistry, according to the American Dental Association.
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ArchPoint Oral & Maxillofacial and ArchPoint Implant Dentistry are among the first practices in Dallas that have used the Yomi robot for dental implant patient procedures, Dallas Innovates reported on June 9.
Here are five criminal cases involving dentists or dental practices that Becker's has reported on since May 3:
From compensation to practice ownership stats, here's a pulse check on the U.S. dental industry:
Several private equity-backed dental companies have made moves to expand their services and practice networks.
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A dentist who was sentenced to five years in prison for tax evasion and five other dentists who have made headlines since May 31:
Two dental professionals are credited with saving a California hospital after a man entered the building and stabbed two nurses and an emergency department physician, CBS Los Angeles reported June 4.
A Utah dentist has been sentenced to five years in prison for federal income tax evasion of more than $1.8 million and obstructing the IRS' efforts to collect the money, ABC affiliate WRIC reported June 6.
The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., recently opened a center to advance digital dentistry.
A Florida dentist who was charged with battery last week after inappropriately touching an employee has been arrested again, ABC affiliate WEAR-TV reported June 2.