Dentists

Since her appointment in April 2021 as the program manager for workforce diversity and inclusion for Delta Dental Washington, Lolinda Turner has been working to address the lack of diversity among dental professionals and inequities in dental care, according to…

Four dental companies made Forbes' best midsize U.S. employers list for 2022.

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has named Awab Abdulmajeed, DDS, director of its international dentist program, the school said Feb. 9. 

The combination of dental school debt and pandemic challenges has made things uncertain for new dentists.

A free clinic in Virginia is launching an urgent dental care program after receiving $136,000 in grants, WDBJ reported Feb. 4. 

A Rhode Island dentist has filed a lawsuit against the state after he was ordered to stop seeing patients for defying the state's vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, NBC affiliate WJAR reported Feb. 4. 

A Springfield, Ill., dentist is facing an indictment over allegations that he tampered with drugs administered to patients, according to a Feb. 7 Justice Department news release.

A Chicago dentist and his practice filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 4 against insurance company Humana.

In a 2021 survey conducted by the American Dental Education Association, dental students shared their top reasons for selecting a dental school.

Great Barrington, Mass.-based Community Health Programs launched a multi-year, $6 million project to increase dental care for Medicaid patients in Berkshire County The Berkshire Eagle reported Feb. 5.