Dentists

Oral surgery leaders are paying close attention to emerging cybersecurity threats in the wake of an industry warning from the FBI.

Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Core Dental Health's system was recently hacked, potentially exposing patient information.

Former patients of a dental practice in Memphis, Tenn., are searching for answers after the office was shut down and the dentist filed for bankruptcy, according to a July 10 report by WREG Memphis.

Sonrisa Family Dental opened a location in Chicago, its 10th practice.

The majority of dentists see workforce challenges, insurance reimbursements and increasing expenses as the biggest challenges facing their practices, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

A dental clinic in Minnesota is set to fully reopen after previously using a canoe for emergency visits, according to a July 8 report by FOX 9.

Here are five statistics Becker's has reported on recently that could lead to future roadblocks in the dental industry:

Several dental offices are closed and without power after Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast July 8. 

Glen Rock, Pa.-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers plans to open an office in Cincinnati.

For some dentists, the end of the COVID-19 pandemic provided hope that some of the issues plaguing the dental industry would subside.