From leadership appointments to monetary donations, here are seven recent updates to know about five upcoming dental schools:

The American Dental Education Association has initiated an effort to increase the number of men of color in healthcare.

High Point (N.C.) University received a $32 million donation from the Rick and Angie Workman Foundation for the university's new school of dental medicine.

The University of Pikeville (Ky.) was given $25 million to establish a dental school, CBS affiliate WYMT reported May 7.

Virtual Dental Care's Teledentix software is now powering LynkDX, the nation's first mobile dental diagnostics company. 

A North Carolina dentist who sold his practice to a DSO and three other dentists who made headlines last week:

The New York State Dental Association is partnering with software company Abyde to provide its member dentists with Abyde's HIPAA compliance program.

A new report from Delta Dental shows that many Americans are not aware of the link between poor oral health and serious medical conditions. 

A Maryland dentist has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud, according to a May 6 news release from the Justice Department. 

Four acquisitions took place in the dental industry in April: