Four people were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed into a dental practice in Blue Springs, Mo., KCTV reported Sept. 25. The school bus crashed into Comfort Dental at about 6:45 a.m. local time. Three students from…
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The Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center in Abingdon, Va., broke ground on a project that will add seven operatories to its facility, NBC affiliate WCYB reported Sept. 23. The expansion will bring the facility up to 21 operatories total, and…
A Missouri dental practice was significantly damaged after a truck driver crashed into it, KCTV reported Sept. 24. The accident happened after 3 a.m. local time. Firefighters reported that the occupants of the truck fled the scene afterward. The building…
Staffing shortages, rising costs and low payer reimbursements are three persistent challenges that have faced dentists for the last several years. Here is a deep dive on how these challenges are affecting dentists: Staffing shortages COVID-19 exacerbated ongoing workforce shortages,…
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected a dental patient’s attempt to throw out a defamation lawsuit filed against them. Liya Hou posted several negative online reviews about her experience as a patient of J&D Dental in Minneapolis. J&D Dental…
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Rachel Halpern, DDS, has opened Excel Endodontics, a dental practice in Marlboro, N.J. The practice provides endodontic services including root canal therapy, endodontic retreatment, microsurgical procedures, dental trauma care and pediatric endodontics, according to a Sept. 22 news release from…
A California dentist convicted of several sex-related charges against patients and an extern was sentenced to 75 years to life in state prison, mynewsla.com reported Sept. 19. Emad Fathy Moawad, DDS, was charged in June 2021 with sexually abusing several…
Here are 13 dental updates in California, New York and Texas, including practice openings, DSO acquisitions and legislation moves: California 1. A retail center in Fairfield, Calif., that includes an Aspen Dental practice location was sold. 2. Seven new laws…
An Atlanta woman was indicted Sept. 10 for practicing dentistry with a forged license, WSBTV reported. Emily Rochelle Brannon was charged with forgery in the first degree, identity fraud and practicing dentistry without a license. Ms. Brannon allegedly used a…
Here are eight updates on the oral surgery field since August: