Two nonprofit dental clinics are in talks to alleviate long patient waiting lists for Detroit Lakes, Minn., residents enrolled in the state's dental health program, DL-Online reported Oct. 27.
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There isn't a single dental office in Robertson County, Ky., and there hasn't been one since the mid-1970s, Fox affiliate WXIX-TV reported Oct. 27.
The Iowa Dental Board is forming a work group to address workforce shortages affecting local dental offices.
Mounds View, Minn.-based Apple Tree Dental will launch the state's first rural general dentistry residency program in affiliation with New York University Langone Dental Medicine postdoctoral residency programs.
Chase Dental Supply was acquired by a healthcare product manufacturer. Here are five other dental acquisitions:
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A 61-year-old dentist who had his license suspended following criminal charges last year has been deemed currently incompetent to stand trial, NBC and CW affilliate WFMJ-TV reported Oct 27.
From supply chain partnerships to oral health initiatives, here are 12 collaborations happening in the dental industry:
A dentist was installed as president of an Arkansas dental board, and two other dentists made headlines last week:
The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has installed Matthew McDonough, DDS, as president for 2021-22, the Jonesboro Sun reported Oct. 22.
The Illinois State Dental Society is warning local offices of a phone scam in which dental offices are called by people posing as officials working for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the dental group said Oct. 22.