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.
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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.
The number of dentists reporting that their practice was open and operating as usual has been gradually declining over the last few months, according to poll findings from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Stephen Dargan, DDS, has been named president of the Maryland State Dental Association, according to Southern Maryland News.
Robin Cronin of Worcester, Mass., pleaded guilty Sept. 21 to participating in a scheme to defraud the state's Medicaid program, MassHealth.
Only about a third of dentists of all specialties are "very confident" in the recovery of the dental care sector, according to poll findings from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has launched a three-year fellowship focused on dental public health, the agency said Sept. 20.
On Sept. 20, a judge accepted a production of child pornography plea deal from Jason White, DDS, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas cited by KLBK-TV.