Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to seek funds for a pilot program to expand access to dental services for low-income families, according to an April 3 report from Eyewitness News. The Children’s Dental Services Pilot Program would improve dental services…
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Here are eight dental industry mergers and acquisitions Becker’s reported on in March: 1. De Pere, Wis.-based MAC Dental Center opened a new facility after merging its previous two locations. 2. Global investment firm KKR is in talks to acquire…
Lewiston, Maine-based Community Clinical Services plans to close its pediatric dental clinic due to budgetary shortfalls. The FQHC was founded in 1985 to offer medical, behavioral and pediatric dental services to low-income residents. The clinic posted a notice on its…
Erica Chang, DMD, has opened a dental practice in Round Rock, Texas. Spring Dental provides services including preventive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, restorative treatments and dental implants, according to an April 2 news release. Dr. Chang is a member of the…
Gov. Spencer Cox recently signed a bill that makes Utah the fourth state to require in-person exams before orthodontic treatments. House Bill 372 joins Utah with Florida, Nevada and Illinois with having this mandate. Additionally, the bill requires radiographs before…
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Community Dental Care, a nonprofit dental clinic with five locations throughout Minnesota, recently suffered a data breach that involved patient information. The nonprofit said it launched an investigation after becoming aware of unauthorized activity in its computer system in December.…
A dental clinic in Bloomfield, Wis., was unexpectedly closed, but the building was left open, according to an April 1 report from FOX6 Milwaukee. The closing of an EON Clinics location, a dental implant provider, left one patient who paid…
A new analysis highlights the growing trend of group practice affiliations among dental specialists in the U.S. According to recent data, 27% of general dentists are affiliated with a group practice, while 34% of both pedodontists and orthodontists practice within…
Two law firms have begun investigating a data breach that recently affected Chord Specialty Dental Partners. Chord Specialty Dental Partners said in a notice posted on its website that on or around Sept. 11, it discovered suspicious activity related to…
The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has sent out another warning about phone scammers impersonating government officials. The scammers are targeting medical professionals, particularly dentists, trying to obtain professional information, according to a March 31 news release. Individuals…