A New Jersey dental assistant was sentenced to 19 months in prison on June 17 for distributing more than 1,000 oxycodone pills to a confidential informant, according to NJ.com.

A federal appeals court judge on June 11 ruled in favor of a former University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine professor after she filed an ethnic discrimination lawsuit against the university, according to The Pitt News.

Texas Tech University in Lubbock has secured $20 million in state funding to open a dental school in El Paso, according to the El Paso Times.

An Arizona dentist who pleaded guilty to using fake credentials to obtain an anesthesia permit was sentenced June 17 to two years of probation, according to ABC15.

Rosenbaum Dental Group is notifying 1,200 patients of malware that may have compromised patient information, according to the HIPAA Journal.

Cloud-based software and practice management company iCoreConnect has purchased ClariCare, a provider of cloud-based software for dental offices.

William Gray, DMD, MD, was selected to serve on Delta Dental of Missouri's board of directors, according to The St. Louis American.

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Straumann Group will pay Align Technology $16 million after ending discussions on a development and distribution agreement.

The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation has granted the Phoenix Rescue Mission $17,495 to create a dental care center for the homeless, according to AZ Big Media.