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.
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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…
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An Oklahoma orthodontist, along with his wife and son, were killed in a plane crash April 23, Fox affiliate KOKI-TV reports.
Raul Escalante, DDS, a San Marcos, Calif.-based dentist, sees growth opportunities as new technologies and techniques emerge in dentistry.
From industry exits to staff shortages, here are the latest dentists making the news:
Dentists are excited about expanding their practices and seeing patients return for treatment after delays during the pandemic. But there is still concern about scaling up the business and making sure all patients are comfortable coming back into the office…
California has the highest number of professionally active female dentists, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published April 20.