A woman in Yukon, Okla., is wanted for practicing dental hygiene without a license, according to a Sept. 2 report from KFOR. Christy Perkowski worked at Oklahoma Dental in Yukon. Her dental hygiene license expired in 2020, but she continued…
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Las Vegas-based Absolute Dental provided notice of a data incident involving its information systems. The dental practice discovered that an unauthorized party accessed some of its systems between Feb. 19 and March 5, according to the notice. Third-party forensic investigators…
Empower Dental Group has opened a new practice location in Upland, Calif. The new practice is led by Tigran Gyokchyan, DDS, Kevin Khachatryan, DDS, and Artur Arkelakyan, DDS, according to an Aug. 29 news release from Empower Dental. Services provided…
David Brannen, DDS, a dentist in Luling, La., is planning to retire at the end of the year, according to an Aug. 28 report from St. Charles Herald. Buddy Trauth, DDS, purchased Dr. Brannen’s practice earlier this year, and renamed…
Kyrslyne Thomas, DMD, has opened Elora Dental Studio in Pearland, Texas, according to an Aug. 25 report from Community Impact. Dr. Thomas is an active member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy…
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A dental practice in Roseburg, Ore., was damaged in a fire, according to an Aug. 26 report from KEZI 9. Upon arriving at Eden Dental, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire to prevent any further damage. According to…
Welcome Dentistry Group, which has four locations in California, recently experienced a data breach affecting more than 1,000 individuals. The breach was reported as a hacking incident to the HHS Department’s Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal Aug. 13. The…
Here are five practice closure updates Becker’s has reported on since April: 1. Cleveland-based MetroHealth will close one of its dental clinics Oct. 3 to cut costs amid financial challenges. The dental clinic is one of six office closures the…
Greater Washington Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has opened a new practice location in Stafford, Va. The new office is led by Ibrahim Haron, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial trauma surgeon at Inova Fairfax Hospital, according to an Aug. 27 news…
Dental industry leaders are tracking several new trends this year regarding patient demand, dentist migration and DSO growth. Here is a summary of five new trends in 2025: 1. Middle-market DSOs and AI: Middle-market DSOs have become one of the…