Despite numerous recently filed lawsuits, SmileDirectClub shares are up 3.26 percent to $15.2, according to financial content service Seeking Alpha. 

Nonprofit Missions of Mercy will host North Carolina’s largest free dental clinic, with providers expecting to treat approximately 1,500 adults in the Charlotte area who don’t have access to dental care, according to The Charlotte Post.

A new bill that has landed on California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk would require dentists to review patients' X-rays before they undergo treatment, according to Politico's Oct. 7 Morning eHealth newsletter.

Although dentists are among the top-paid professionals, they are still facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans.

Uvalde County, Texas-based Community Health Development appointed Kristine Hynes, DDS, as new chief dental officer, according to Uvalde Leader-News.

After multiple recent legal complaints filed against SmileDirectClub, the company broke its silence Oct. 4, denying all allegations.

Montana denturists oppose a proposed rule that would require a dentist be present when denturists provide certain services to patients, according to the Great Falls Tribune. 

My NYC Dental plans to open a new office in the same building as Google's new campus in Hudson Square, N.Y., building owners confirmed to Patch.

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The California Dental Association provided $1.46 million in dental care at its 16th volunteer dental clinic in San Bernardino, Calif., Sept. 27-28.