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…
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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…
Four people were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a dental practice in Blue Springs, Mo., KCTV reported Sept. 25. The school bus crashed into Comfort Dental at about 6:45 a.m. local time. Three students from…
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The Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center in Abingdon, Va., broke ground on a project that will add seven operatories to its facility, NBC affiliate WCYB reported Sept. 23. The expansion will bring the facility up to 21 operatories total, and…
A Missouri dental practice was significantly damaged after a truck driver crashed into it, KCTV reported Sept. 24. The accident happened after 3 a.m. local time. Firefighters reported that the occupants of the truck fled the scene afterward. The building…
Staffing shortages, rising costs and low payer reimbursements are three persistent challenges that have faced dentists for the last several years. Here is a deep dive on how these challenges are affecting dentists: Staffing shortages COVID-19 exacerbated ongoing workforce shortages,…
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected a dental patient’s attempt to throw out a defamation lawsuit filed against them. Liya Hou posted several negative online reviews about her experience as a patient of J&D Dental in Minneapolis. J&D Dental…
Rachel Halpern, DDS, has opened Excel Endodontics, a dental practice in Marlboro, N.J. The practice provides endodontic services including root canal therapy, endodontic retreatment, microsurgical procedures, dental trauma care and pediatric endodontics, according to a Sept. 22 news release from…