Dentists

From lawsuits and monetary donations to new location openings, here are eight dentists making headlines:

Data from the American Dental Association details the percentage of Americans who report barriers to accessing dental care. Overall, the organization has found the main barriers to be related to cost. Cost barriers have decreased for children and increased for…

Dentists continue to show lower rates of COVID-19 infection compared to other health professionals, according to a recent study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association.

A federal court of appeals on May 19 reinstated a lawsuit filed by a former employee of UC San Francisco alleging retaliation by the school.

The U.S. could be entering a period of expanding supply of dentists and flat demand for dental care, according to a new report from the American Dental Association.

The U.S. currently has 68 dental schools. Data from the American Dental Association gives insight into these schools and their student populations.

The American Dental Association recently launched a new research journal, JADA Foundational Science, the company announced in a May 17 press release.

Penn Dental Medicine is to receive a $20 million estate gift from alumnus Carol Corby-Waller.

A patient receiving dental care at Topeka, Kan.-based Family and Implant Dental is voicing concern that the practice has closed after she paid them for unfinished care, reports CBS affiliate WIBW-TV.

A North Carolina-based dentist will be opening his own practice in Stamps, Ark., to provide community-driven dental care.