New Mexico is poised to become the latest state to license dental therapists, according to local news station KRQE.
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Six dentists making headlines:
Lexington-based University of Kentucky School of Dentistry's former dean is suing the school, claiming he was unlawfully fired, according to the Courier Journal.
After seeing President Donald Trump at his private Florida Mar-a-Lago club in 2017, golfing buddy Albert Hazzouri, DDS, left him with a letter that Trump passed to Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, according to The National Memo.
A man was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital after a shooting in front of a Carson, Calif., dental practice March 5, according to the Daily Breeze.
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Biolase issued its fourth-quarter and full year financial report, for the year ending Dec. 31, 2018. The dental laser company saw increases in revenue, consumables and new customer growth.
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Delta Dental of Rhode Island President and CEO Joseph Nagle will retire July 1, according to the Providence Journal.
A dentist in Washington state has had his license suspended by a state panel that claims he used excessive anesthetics on at least 11 patients and failed to report that one of them had been transferred to the emergency room…
Patterson Dental will now distribute Oxyfresh's dental care products across the U.S. through its latest partnership.