Dentists

Dentists reporting their practice is open and conducting business as usual declined nearly 3 percentage points from January to February, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute polls.

From the first Black female president of a professional society to another dentist's day in federal court being delayed, here are the latest dentists making the news:

The FDI World Dental Federation and Australian Dental Association will hold an entirely virtual World Dental Congress in September after canceling the 2020 edition due to the pandemic, the FDI said March 3.

Miami-based dental radiographer Regina Cespedes has voluntarily surrendered her license after she was accused of practicing unlicensed dentistry out of her condo, the Miami Herald reports.

The trial start date for a Texas dentist has been pushed back from April 5 to Nov. 1, according to CBS affiliate KLBK-TV.

The University at Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine received a $780,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, according to a March 10 news release.

Roy Irons, DDS, discussed his December COVID-19 diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization, reports ABC/CBS affiliate WLOX.

Kathleen O'Loughlin, DMD, executive director for the American Dental Association, described her career journey and the future of women in the industry during a March 8 video.

Louvenia Rainge, DMD, was recognized March 8 by the Georgia Senate as the 152nd president of the Georgia Dental Association.

Dental product manufacturer Dentsply Sirona has scrapped a $3.9 million incentives agreement with the state of North Carolina, less than two years after it moved its headquarters from York, Pa., to Charlotte, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.