A dental assistant at Tampa Bay (Fla.) Institute of Oral Surgery has been arrested and charged with sexual battery after a patient alleged the dental assistant assaulted her during a procedure, according to ABC Action News.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Houston-based Stella Dental Care abruptly shut down near the end of 2019, and some patients are seeking dental records and the completion of care, NBC affiliate KPRC reports.

To modernize healthcare practices, laws and regulations limiting dental therapists should be revised, according to a perspective piece published Feb. 12 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Delta Dental examined existing literature to evaluate gaps in oral health literacy and determine methods to help individuals make more informed oral health decisions, according to a white paper published Feb. 13.

Residents of Glen Dale, W.Va., are debating whether to allow Heather Taylor, DDS, to remodel a vacant building for use as a dental office, according to local NBC and FOX affiliate WTOV.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating a burglary at a dental practice in the city's Pleasant Grove neighborhood on Feb. 4, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Delta Dental of Arizona's charitable foundation designated $766,506 to 34 nonprofit organizations for dental supplies and efforts aiming to improve oral healthcare for nearly 93,000 state residents, according to AZ Big Media.

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.