Dentists

Illinois-based Smile Obsession has acquired Naperville, Ill.-based practice Maplebrook Dental, the multispecialty dental group said Oct. 10.

A dental startup organization is working to provide digital educational tools while promoting oral health, the group said Oct. 8.

California dental professionals with licenses expiring in October now have until March 28, 2022, to renew their licenses under a Sept. 28 waiver from the state's Department of Consumer Affairs.

Patient data at Professional Dental Alliance of Indiana in Valparaiso may have been compromised after its administration and technology support services provider were hacked, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Oct. 6.

A Maryland dentist faces fraud charges after an investigation into billing practices at his practice, according to a news release from Jamie Dykes, interim state attorney for Wicomico County.

Concorde Career Colleges has added an accelerated dental hygienist program to its Grand Prairie, Texas, campus to address the dental workforce shortage, the healthcare school network said Oct. 5.

A Rhode Island dentist who defied the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare providers has been ordered by the state health department to stop seeing patients, WJAR, an NBC affiliate, reported.

From a Rhode Island dentist who said he would defy the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate to the director of clinical affairs at 42 North Dental, here are 14 dentists who made headlines last week:

A former Arizona dentist was arrested Sept. 30, accused of practicing unlicensed dentistry out of his home, Fox10 Phoenix reported Oct. 2.

The Minnesota Dental Association elected new officers and trustees Sept. 24.