Many companies are modernizing their business models by tailoring their platforms to meet consumer needs. Dental practices have an opportunity to do the same thing by implementing seamless and contactless methods that can ultimately yield increased payment collections.

New dentistry startup Tend raised $37 million in a Series B round that will help the company's aim of making dental visits a positive experience, reports Forbes.

A Massachusetts dental practice fined for seven safety measure violations captured the attention of readers this September.

Adult Medicaid patients in Delaware will automatically receive dental coverage as part of their health insurance plans beginning Oct. 1, according to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

Richard Cutler, DDS, was sentenced to probation for knowingly exposing workers to asbestos when he was renovating the building he now uses for his Cheyenne, Wyo.-based practice, U.S. Attorney Mark Klaassen's office announced Sept. 29.

The Dental AI Council, a trade organization focused on advancing the role of artificial intelligence in dentistry, launched Sept. 29.

Patient volume at dental practices across the country is leveling off, but many dentists are still struggling financially, according to the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute's latest poll.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare has been awarded a seven-year contract to provide dental and vision benefits to federal employees.

Arthur Dugoni, DDS, the first and only person in the country to have a dental school named after them while holding the position of dean, died Sept. 23 in his Palo Alto, Calif., home at age 95, according to ADA…

Most California employers will have to alert employees of potential virus exposure within one business day and, if experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, must now provide workers' compensation benefits, according to the California Dental Association.