Dentists

The California Dental Association has launched a new recruitment campaign, dubbed Smile Crew California, reportsThe North Bay Business Journal.

More than 25 percent of dentists say their practice was only breaking even during the week of Nov. 2, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of its COVID-19 economic impact survey.

The percent of dental practices paying staff in full has dropped slightly over the last few months, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.

California dentists must start using tamper-resistant prescription pads by Jan. 1, 2021, according to the California Dental Association.

The American Dental Association is calling upon dental professionals to contribute to its detailed study of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry by submitting reflective items that capture their experiences and emotions surrounding the pandemic.

A Bellingham, Wash., man was arrested after a dental practice alleged someone used its account with a medical supplier and one of its dentists' credit cards to order three laptops, according to a Nov. 14 report from The Bellingham Herald.

Jerret Rosenborough, DDS, a dentist based in Dallas, was shot in an attempted robbery Nov. 12, according to NBC's KXAS-TV.

Sixty-one percent of dentists reported patient volume lower than their pre-pandemic level during the week of Nov. 2, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of its COVID-19 economic impact survey.

New Hampshire dental offices are unlikely to suspend nonessential care again even as COVID-19 cases continue to surge at alarming rates, New Hampshire Dental Society Director Michael Auerbach said in a Nov. 12 Concord Monitor report.

New York City-based NYU College of Dentistry on Nov. 12 opened a new practice in City Point, a commercial and residential complex in downtown Brooklyn.