Dentists

Dental school students graduated with an average of $280,700 in debt in 2023, according to data from the American Dental Education Association. 

There has been a 16.9% decrease in the number of dental assisting programs in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association. 

There were more than 8,600 first-year students enrolled in dental hygiene programs during the 2022-23 academic year. 

Here are 24 dental industry updates that have take place in Texas, California and New York since Feb. 14: 

The office of a North Carolina dentist whose license was suspended has closed indefinitely.

Richard Eidelson, DDS, opened his second dental practice, which is located in the Medical Arts Building in Philadelphia.

Dentists’ confidence in the state of the U.S. economy has trended upwards since early 2023, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Chicago-based Dentologie is expanding out of the Chicagoland area with its first office in Seattle, the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reported April 17. 

Fifteen percent of dentists reported being too busy to treat all people requesting appointments at their practices, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Six states have recently disciplined dentists for violations related to patient care, permit requirements and more.