Carolina Dental Specialty Center in Jacksonville, N.C., is the first practice in the eastern part of the state to use the Yomi Robotic Dental System, NBC affiliate WITN reported July 19.

Five dental practice openings reported by Becker's since June 28:

Dental services are one of many items affected by inflation across the U.S., with costs rising 1.9 percent in June, according to the June Consumer Price Index. 

CMS released its proposed physician fee schedule for 2023 and three other recent federal updates dentists should know: 

Dentists nationwide are struggling to provide dental services with low reimbursements from insurers, including public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. 

Two dentists who had their licenses restricted and six other dentists who made headlines since July 11:

A community health center in Canaan, N.H., will end its dental services July 30 following the departure of its only dentist, Valley News reported July 16.

Here are five stats — as reported by Becker's in 2022 — that have the dental industry feeling hopeful:

A Wisconsin former dentist who was found guilty of intentionally breaking patients' teeth was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported July 15. 

The Iowa Dental Board recently restricted the licenses of two dentists for competency issues, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 14.