Dentists
Elizabeth Shapiro, DDS, was recognized by the American Dental Association with its Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Shapiro served as the ADA’s interim executive director in 2025, supporting organizational initiatives and building trust and transparency. Dr. Shapiro has spent more than…
A car crashed into an Aspen Dental practice location in Millington, Tenn., according to an Oct. 8 report from Action News 5. The crash happened at about 12 p.m. on Oct. 8. The vehicle came to a stop at the…
Richmond, Va.-based KAC Dental has acquired two dental practices in Virginia. The group purchased the practice of Anthony Puller, DDS, located in Richmond, Va., and Allgood Family Dentistry, located in Midlothian, Va., according to information shared with Becker’s. KAC Dental…
More than eight in 10 health savings account and flexible spending account holders would use their funds for everyday over-the-counter oral care products if federal law allowed it, according to a survey released Oct. 7 by the Consumer Healthcare Products…
After dentists’ confidence in their dental practice, the dental care sector and the U.S. economy increased for the first two quarters of 2026, it dropped in the third quarter, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy…
Louis Rose, DDS, MD, a retired Philadelphia periodontist and clinical professor who was among the first to research the links between gum disease and systemic conditions including diabetes and heart disease, died Sept. 30 at the age of 84, the…
Adults are leaning further into preventive dental care, with 89% of those who visited the dentist in 2025 making a preventive visit, up from 84% in 2024, according to a new report from Delta Dental Plans Association. “The 2026 State…
Dental reimbursement rate increases are continuing to lag behind inflation, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. The ADA’s “The State of the U.S. Dental Economy” update for the third quarter of 2026 compared data…
CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage, has closed a $9.2 million sale-leaseback of a five-property dental practice portfolio across Michigan. The portfolio totals 35,212-square-feet and is located in Lansing, Charlotte, Adrian, St. Joseph and Jackson, Mich., according to an Oct.…
Roughly 37% of adults reported having dental debt in 2025, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The healthcare advocacy organization analyzed December 2025 data from the Urban Institute’s Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey to create…