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'Sick and tired' of discrimination in community, Tennessee dentist runs for mayor

Elenora Woods, DDS, entered the 2021 race for mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Pandemic leaves 4,000 Boston public school students without dental care

Nearly 4,000 Boston children have lost their access to dental care due to public schools' pandemic-induced suspension of dental programs for students who may not otherwise receive services, The Boston Globe reported.

'Our profession is changing': ADA president looks back on 2020

Chad Gehani, DDS, addressed the American Dental Association's House of Delegates Oct. 15, reflecting on his year of service as ADA president.

Dentists to raise fees, exit family practices as patient volume stagnates, experts predict

Patients delaying dental care amid the pandemic will likely trigger increased patient fees, job cuts and fewer family practices, experts told USA Today.

6 dentists making headlines

From a former American Dental Association vice president's passing to a Ohio dentist being indicted in the largest healthcare opioid and fraud case in the Department of Justice's history, here are the dentists making headlines this week.

Study: Lack of dental care access leads to surplus of preventable ED visits, inefficient resource use

Visits related to a preventable dental condition make up 1.5 to 2.5 percent of all emergency department visits in the U.S., costing taxpayers, hospitals and the government about $2 billion per year, a new study from College Station-based Texas A&M…

Very few dentists contracted COVID-19 after reopening this spring, poll finds

COVID-19 rates among dentists were low in the late spring as practices reopened, according to an Oct. 9 report by the American Dental Association.

More than 25% of dental practices recruiting again, new poll finds

Roughly one-third of dental practices are recruiting dental assistants and one-quarter are recruiting hygienists, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute's latest poll.

Ohio dentist, assistant charged in $6B federal opioid takedown

An Ohio dentist and dental assistant were among those indicted in the largest healthcare opioid and fraud case in the Department of Justice's history, which included more than 100 medical professionals charged in relation to schemes that defrauded federal healthcare…

Harvard to close student, faculty dental clinic, cites financial hardship

Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University will offset financial strains by closing its dental clinic and pharmacy Dec. 31, The Harvard Crimson reported.