Dentists

The California legislature has passed Senate Bill 1453 to expand licensure pathways for dental assistants and update the scope of practice for dental assistants. 

A pediatric dentist is looking to open a dental office in Hadley, Mass., the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported Sept. 19. 

The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners is receiving more complaints concerning veneer technicians providing dental services, according to a Sept. 19 report by WCCB Charlotte.

A 37-year-old Texas woman has been arrested on charges of running an illegal dental practice out of her home, ABC 13 reported Sept. 19. 

The Illinois State Dental Society and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations recently launched a campaign to educate residents about the risks associated with unlicensed dentistry. 

The Spokane Regional Health District and Washington State Department of Health are advising patients of a local dental clinic to get tested due to potential infection control allegations.

A Kentucky dentist who was recently arrested in connection with a 2023 murder has been authorized to continue practicing dentistry, Mountain Top Media reported Sept. 18.

Here are five dentists who have recently opened practices or have plans to open practices this year:

The uptick in DSOs, rising dental school debt and the lack of reimbursement increases have resulted in fewer dentists remaining in independent or solo practices.

A companion bill to the Comprehensive Dental Care Reform Act of 2024 has been introduced to Congress.