Dentists

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry received six-year reaccreditation for seven dental programs from the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Here are five statistics Becker's has reported on in recent months that could lead to more opportunities and growth in the dental industry:

A woman in Round Lake, Ill., has been charged with two counts of practicing medicine without a license and five counts of computer tampering, according to a Sept. 12 report by the Northwest Herald.

There are currently 75 dental schools in the U.S, up from 72 in 2023, according to data from the American Dental Association.

Here are three states that have passed several bills affecting dentistry and DSO activity:

The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended the moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit of Thi Nguyen, DDS.

An oral surgeon in New Hampshire closed his practice after providing care for more than 34 years, according to a Sept. 10 open letter from the surgeon published in The Keene Sentinel.

The American Dental Association joined 150 other trade organizations in a push for the passage of legislation that would delay the Corporate Transparency Act's filing deadline.

Here are four companies in the dental industry that have raised new capital and received investments totaling $983 million that Becker's has reported on since July 24:

The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Prosthodontic Society are partnering to launch a dental nonprofit organization.