Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands was 17th in Comparably’s ranking of happiest employees for large companies — over 500 employees — in the U.S., while SmileDirectClub was 36th. 

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is partnering with Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson to support dental hygiene, announced in an Oct. 2 news release. 

Dallas-based Elite Dental agreed to pay $10,000 to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and implement a corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations, according to an Oct. 2 news release. 

Investors who purchased SmileDirectClub common stock during the company's initial public offering in September have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming SmileDirectClub made false and misleading statements, according to an Oct. 2 news release.

Anniston, Ala.-based Sarrell Dental is notifying 391,472 patients that their information may have been exposed in a ransomware attack.

Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including DentalOne and Smile Brands.

CareStack, a startup that develops software for dentists, announced Oct. 2 that it raised $28 million in a second round of funding, according to Livemint, a financial newsource based in India. 

The owner of Wayland (Mass.) Oral Surgery purchased the medical office building the practice resides in for $2.35 million, according to the Worcester Business Journal.

S. Timothy Rose, DDS, American Dental Association president from 1998-99, died Sept. 24 at age 77. 

Dental practices with online presences or digital records are subject to cyber-related risks and the resulting consequences. Though cybercriminals are becoming more aggressive, human error and insufficient security are still leading causes of many data breaches.