Dentists

Corpus Christi, Texas-based Timon's Ministries, a nonprofit that helps low income and homeless people get dental care, is in need of volunteer dentists and hygienists, according to local CBS affiliate KZTV.

Biolase announced Oct. 15 that its Waterlase dental lasers have received regulatory clearance in the U.S. and Canada for crown and veneer removal. 

The North Carolina Dental Society will implement Desktop Defenders Cybersecurity, a program provided by Charlotte, N.C.-based Square Clover, announced in an Oct. 15 news release. 

Wisconsin dentists are asking the state’s Dentistry Examining Board to reject a proposal that would increase the cost of dental services that require oral sedation, announced in an Oct. 15 news release.

Hawthorne-based Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College is one of the few programs training students with some of the newest dental innovations and techniques, according to The New York Times. 

Denver-based Perfect Teeth Yale has notified around 15,000 patients that their information may have been exposed after a storage device went missing.

SmileDirectClub's shares hit an all-time low Oct. 14 after new legislation was signed in California that may make it more difficult for consumers to purchase teeth-straightening aligners, according to The Wall Street Journal.

SmileDirectClub released a statement Oct. 14 against legislation introduced in California that would require dentists to review radiographic images before a patient undergoes treatment, according to the California Dental Association. 

A SmileDirectClub investor has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that their deceptive practices caused him to experience significant economic loss, Legal Newsline reports.

Wilson, N.C.-based Carolina Family Health Centers was granted $300,000 from HHS to purchase a mobile unit and expand dental healthcare, according to local news source The Wilson Times.