Dentists

Kim Martin, DMD, president of the New Mexico Dental Association, has donated $25,000 to the Texas Tech University Hunt School of Dental Medicine in El Paso, NBC affiliate KTSM reported March 14.

Several dental companies have announced partnerships to expand services and launch new products. 

A New Mexico dentist is organizing relief efforts to benefit people affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict after a family member was killed during a recent attack, KRQE News reported March 11. 

The Florida legislature is considering a proposal that would pay dental school graduates to practice in rural communities, Spectrum News reported March 10. 

A Wisconsin dentist was found guilty of intentionally damaging patients' teeth before placing a crown to get insurance coverage, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported March 11. 

A Wisconsin dentist gathering medical supply donations for Ukraine and three other dentists who made headlines last week:

Below are the top three most-read Becker's Dental + DSO Review stories for the week ending March 11.

A dentist in La Crosse, Wis., is gathering medical supplies to donate to Ukraine amid the country's conflict with Russia, CBS affiliate WKBT reported March 10. 

High Point (N.C.) University's dental school will be one of four of the university's new academic schools to share $100 million in recent philanthropic gifts, High Point said March 10.

From scam calls to investigations, here are five dental moves happening in the Golden State: