Minnesota will use a newly established fund to reimburse patients of a shuttered dental practice, Woodbury News Net reported March 9. Marko Kamel, DDS, was the owner of Woodbury (Minn.) Dental Arts. The Minnesota Board of Dentistry temporarily suspended Dr.…
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Two founders of a dental practice network and an employee have been convicted of conspiracy and fraud charges. Bhaskar Savani, DMD, and Arun Savani operated several dental practices throughout Pennsylvania as part of a criminal enterprise dubbed “the Savani Group,”…
The Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland has opened the first virtual reality lab for dental hygiene students in the U.S., WBALTV reported March 6. The lab, which was funded by the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, includes virtual…
Children’s Choice Dental Care is relocating and expanding two dental practices in California. The two practices, located in San Diego and Stockton, Calif., will be nearly doubled in size and integrate new technologies, according to a March 9 news release…
The three largest dental insurers have a median market share of 66.8%, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The GAO released a report March 9 examining market shares of dental and vision insurers, along with…
Dentsply Sirona and Siemens Healthineers have received FDA clearance for the first-of-its-kind dental-dedicated MRI in the U.S. The MAGNETOM Free.Max Dental Edition earned FDA clearance following a clinical trial validating its use across several dental specialties, including endodontics, periodontics, TMJ…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota has requested $100 million in funding from the state to upgrade and expand its dental school. The funding would be used to partially renovate the Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower by building modern dental clinical spaces…
Here are 14 notable DSO moves that are part of larger dental industry trends, including state expansions, de novo openings and technology investments:
Children are increasingly visiting hospital emergency departments nationwide for dental issues amid shrinking access to pediatric dental care, KFF Health News reported March 10. Five notes: 1. ED visits for dental issues unrelated to physical trauma increased by 57.9% among…
Chicago-based The Aspen Group’s dental brands, Aspen Dental and ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, continued its expansion in 2025, driven by investments in clinical training, AI tools and digital infrastructure. Here are 10 stats on the growth of the dental brands…