Henderson (Ky.) Community College plans to end its dental hygiene program at the end of the school year, according to TriStateHomepage.com.
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Across the country, patients with special needs and their families struggle to find dental care, as many dentists do not have the training to treat patients with autism and other conditions, according to The Washington Post.
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The University of Connecticut's new dental school dean Sharon Gordon, DDS, PhD, wants to further the university's focus on brining dental and medical students together.
A Springfield, Mo., dentist was sentenced to five years of probation for his alleged role in a $165,000 Medicaid fraud scheme, according to the Springfield News-Leader.
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Nursing, medical and dental students benefit from working together, according to research from New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York City.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation that establishes the practice of dental therapists, according to the Defensor Chieftain.
Naomi Ellison, DDS, and her husband William "Jim" Ellison have gifted UC Los Angeles School of Dentistry $1 million.
A West Des Moines, Iowa-based dentist agreed to settle a case filed by the Iowa Dental Board that accused the dentist of sexually harassing patients and not following correct sterilization processes, according to the Des Moines Register.