Dentists

Dental practices are continuing to face rising costs and lower demand for care, according to the American Dental Association’s Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry report for the third quarter.  The report shows that dentists’ economic confidence has declined…

Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation to make medical, nursing and dental schools tuition free and to expand the healthcare workforce.  The Health Care Workforce Expansion Act would make nonprofit dental schools tuition free for students who…

Here are five key developments in Florida’s dental industry since Aug. 1: 1. Tampa-based Westchase Smiles Institute purchased a 3,000-square-foot standalone building for $1.1 million to relocate its practice. 2. In 2024, more than 146,000 Florida residents visited emergency departments…

Comfort Dental in Blue Springs, Mo., is set to reopen after a school bus crashed into the practice’s building, according to a Sept. 29 report from FOX 4. An approaching vehicle failed to stop at a yield sign, leading to…

Inspire Dental & Orthodontics has opened a practice location in Garland, Texas.  The practice provides a full range of dental and orthodontic services for children and adults, according to a Sept. 25 news release from the practice.  Inspire Dental is…

Becker’s has reported on eight new dental practices and offices opened in California since Aug. 1: Here are the eight new practices:

A Missouri dentist who was charged earlier this year with drug trafficking and unlawful use of a weapon was ordered by a judge to shut down his practice, fourstateshomepage.com reported Sept. 26.  John Joseph, DDS, was arrested in March for…

Westchase Smiles Institute has purchased a building in Tampa, Fla., to relocate its practice, according to a Sept. 27 report from Business Observer.  The practice purchased the 3,000-square-foot standalone building for $1.1 million. Westchase Smiles Institute is led by Cesar…

More than 146,000 Florida residents visited emergency departments for preventable dental conditions in 2024, according to data provided by the Well Florida Health Planning Council and Floridians for Dental Access. Six notes:  1. The number of Florida residents who visited…

Preventive dental care utilization has rebounded back to pre–pandemic levels, according to a new Delta Dental report. Delta Dental compared quarterly procedure volumes between 2017 and 2019 to those between 2020 to 2023.  The data shows that preventive and diagnostic…