Dentists

From leading new offices to legal settlements, here are 12 female dentists making headlines so far this year:

High Point (N.C.) University intends to add a dental school in fall 2023, pending approval from two accrediting agencies.

Melissa Ing, DMD, an associate professor at Boston-based Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, filed a lawsuit accusing the school of gender discrimination and retaliation after she alleged sexual harassment in the workplace, reports The Tufts Daily.

A Topeka, Kan.-based dental practice has closed after the arrest of its dentist, Brian Newell, DDS, reports NBC affiliate KSNT.

From a fatal plane crash to new leadership appointments, here are the latest dentists making the news:

 Private dental practices are seeing patient volumes at an average of 86 percent, the highest since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to poll findings from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

A haul of medical equipment, Botox and COVID-19 vaccine doses valued at $100,000 were stolen last week from a Purdy, Wash.-based dental practice, according to a report in The News Tribune.

Uber has named Caitlin Donovan as its new general manager and head of health business, the company said April 29.

A list of dentists' average salary per state in 2020 was Becker's top dental story in April.

As COVID-19 cases decline across California, a dental practice in Santa Barbara, Calif., is busy with a backlog of patients who are now ready to get back on the schedule after missing routine care, local ABC/CBS affiliate KEYT reported April…