Dentists

Patient volume at dental practices has been steadily declining in the last couple months as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, with 66 percent of dentists experiencing patient volume lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of…

Iowa has the highest percent of dentists participating in HHS' Children's Health Insurance Program, and New Hampshire has the lowest, according to poll results from the American Dental Association.

Forty-three percent of American dentists participate in HHS' Children's Health Insurance Program, according to poll results from the American Dental Association.

Dean Nicholas, DDS, was sworn in Nov. 8 as 2021 president of the Chicago Dental Society, according to a Dec. 2 news release obtained by Becker's.

Milwaukee-based Outreach Community Health Centers has contracted with Glendale-based Ascension Wisconsin to provide dental services, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Retired dentist Selma Pierce, DDS, died Dec. 1 after being struck by a car in Salem, Ore., The Oregonian reported.

As with any service-oriented business, dental practices sometimes treat patients who behave in a hostile or abusive manner.

Dental practices must adapt to pandemic conditions that require social distancing as the industry moves to consumer-based care.

From dentists warning patients about another dental TikTok trend to the Nevada Dental Association's president advocating for greater financial support for dental practices amid the pandemic, here are the dentists making headlines in the past week.

The American Dental Association has made results from its 2020 Survey of Dental Fees available.