Here are 15 recent dental industry updates in California, Florida and Texas: California 1. Aptos, Calif.-based Cabrillo College addressed all but one of the eight violations that placed its dental hygiene program on probation and at risk of losing its…

About 30% of dentists do not currently use AI and never plan to, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.  The ADA’s “The State of the U.S. Dental Economy” collected responses from more than 500…

Los Angeles-based Dentulu, a virtual dental care platform, is rebranding to Dentulu Integrated Health, integrating dentistry, medicine, diagnostics and preventive health services. Under the new brand, the company is expanding its care offerings beyond virtual dentistry to provide medical services,…

Cure Dental in Belton, Texas, recently suffered a data breach affecting more than 800 patients. The practice said on its website that it detected unauthorized cyber activity on June 25 that potentially compromised the personal information of up to 878…

Cuddle Kids Dental in Fort Worth, Texas, remains closed following the arrest of its owner, Chrishelle Hemphill, DDS, who was charged after a 4-year-old patient died during a dental procedure in April, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported July 23. A…

A Philadelphia dentist whose office closed over infection control violations plans to reopen the practice this month after her license was reinstated, NBC10 Philadelphia reported July 22. Smiles at Rittenhouse Square was shut down and the license of Kirti Chopra,…

Staffing shortages, rising costs and low payer reimbursements are three persistent challenges that have faced dentists for the last several years. Here is a deep dive on how these challenges are affecting dentists: Staffing shortages: The recruitment of hygienists and…

Investigators responded to a call of a suspicious package left outside of a dental office in Monroe, La., KTVE reported July 21. Traffic in the area was temporarily shut down while the West Monroe Police Department, the West Monroe Fire…

Robert Fredrickson, DDS, of Loyalsock Township, Pa., recently retired after 55 years in dentistry, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported July 21. Dr. Fredrickson practiced in the Williamsport area for several decades after completing dental school at Temple University in Philadelphia and…

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Action for Dental Health Act, reauthorizing the program, according to a July 20 news release from one of the bill’s sponsors.  Here are five things to know: Read the full bill here.