Dentists

Updated CDC interim COVID-19 infection control guidance for dental healthcare personnel garnered the most attention this month.

Ronald Redden, DDS, a professor at the Houston-based University of Texas Health School of Dentistry and former president of the Texas Dental Society of Anesthesiology, died Sept. 23 of cancer.

From a Maryland dentist selected to lead the state's dental association to a Kentucky dentist charged with federal tax crimes, here are eight dentists who made headlines last week:

The Nevada Dental Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Nevada Dental Association,is considering a dental clinic in Tonopah as part of its plan to expand dental care access in rural communities, the Pahrump Valley Times reported Sept. 24.

Your patient’s appointment doesn’t start when they get into your chair—it begins the moment they walk in the door. Their relationship doesn’t end when they leave the office, either. How you communicate with them both in and out of the…

A Kentucky dentist and office manager were charged with federal tax crimes after allegedly spending thousands of dollars on personal expenses and defrauding Internal Revenue Services, according to a Sept. 20 IRS news release cited by Fox affiliate WCHS-TV.

The Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine received a $1 million federal grant to increase faculty diversity, the school said Sept. 23.

For years it’s been no question: dentistry has lagged far behind the rest of medicine in terms of innovation and technological advancement.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has extended the license renewal deadline for several professions, including four dental positions, the agency said Sept. 21.

Boston University's Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine has completed its $115 million expansion, the school said Sept. 21.