Dentists

Shares of Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub jumped 53.2 percent in January, driven by a retail partnership with Walmart and plans to sell its clear aligners to dentists, according to financial and investing advice company The Motley Fool.

Following the closure of Garden Oaks, Texas-based Signature Smiles Jan. 20, employees claim they have not received their paychecks, according to The Leader.

Oregon lawmakers have proposed Senate Bill 1549, which would license dental therapists to provide care throughout the state, specifically in rural areas. While the goal is to expand care to underserved areas, the former chief dental officer of Yakima Valley…

Officials at Columbus-based Ohio State University College of Dentistry expect its $95 million expansion project to be complete this summer, according to The Lantern.

Bettie McKaig, DDS, who served as the first female president of the International College of Dentists in 2019, died Feb. 3 at age 70.

The Give Kids A Smile program will provide free dental services to nearly 340,000 children nationwide this year, beginning at Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Dentistry Feb. 7., according to the American Dental Association.

Many patients were turned away from a free dental clinic in Kansas because it was so understaffed, according to the Dodge City Daily Globe.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

The Wyoming Supreme Court demanded a local dentist pay around $14,000 after the state bar association found that he wrongfully practiced law, according to Bloomberg Law.

The Florida Dental Association is supporting a bill that would allow out-of-state dentists to practice in underserved public health areas rather than introduce dental therapists, according to local news station WUSF News.