Eric Pearson, DDS, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, announced his retirement in a Dec. 14 letter to the editor published in The Messenger.

Here are three dental industry updates that have taken place in Arkansas since October:

A dental practice in Middletown, Ohio, was damaged by a fire, according to a Dec. 12 report from WCPO.

Here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in Virginia since Nov. 15:

The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in Farmington approved a tuition increase, according to a Dec. 11 report by Eyewitness News 3.

Christina Mills, DDS, a dentist in Culpepper, Va., has voluntarily surrendered her dental license to practice dentistry in the state.

A pediatric dental practice in Arizona is set to open its sixth location.

A New York woman has been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry out of her apartment kitchen.

A pediatric dental practice is relocating into the building of a former bank, according to a Dec. 10 report by The Daily Record.

The Marquette University School of Dentistry has opened the Delta Dental Urgent and Special Care Clinic.