Dentists

Here are two dental practice closures Becker's has covered in April:

Here are five oral surgery updates Becker's has covered since March 18: 

A Minnesota hospital and a Utah-based health system are selling dental clinics to other community centers.

Park Rapids, Minn.-based CHI St. Joseph’s Health is selling its Community Dental Clinic to the Northern Dental Access Center, LakeLand PBS reported April 24.

Dentists in rural areas are much busier than dentists in urban and suburban areas, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Avesis, a dental and vision insurance company, is partnering with the Harmony Health Foundation to provide salivary diagnostic services to patients with special needs. 

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning new noncompete clauses for U.S. workers April 23.

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network is expanding preventive dental care across its pediatric clinics with fluoride varnish treatments. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is selling its dental clinic to Atchison Community Health Clinic, a federally qualified health center in Atchison, Kan.

An Ohio woman has accused a dentist of sexually assaulting her during a dental procedure, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported April 23.