The Mankato (Minn.) Department of Public Safety honored Drew Neumann, DDS, March 22 with the Medal of Valor, the city's highest honor, for saving a woman from a burning car, The Free Press reported.
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The Oregon Dental Association, Oregon Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Oregon Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons are opposing a proposal that would license dental therapists statewide, and are instead offering amendments to the bill, according to The Lund Report.
Some dentists in 19 states and the District of Columbia are reporting a zero-day supply of N95/KN95 masks as of March 15, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.
From new developments in ongoing lawsuits to one dentist's thoughts on teledentistry, here are the latest dentists making the news:
Four minors were arrested for allegedly breaking into a Michigan dental practice, reports ABC's WPBN.
Raul Escalante, DDS, a San Marcos, Calif.-based dentist, sees a place for teledentistry in the future focused primarily on providing diagnostic support.
Dentists continue to face challenges with the traditional supply chain for personal protective equipment during the pandemic.
Kevin Rogus, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Smile Brands, joined "Becker's Dental + DSO Podcast" to share what sets the company's culture apart, and where M&A activity in the dental sector is headed.
Chicago-based Aspen Dental has recently opened new practices in both Florida and Illinois.
Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group released a March 18 statement urging for the end of racism, bigotry and hate directed at Asians and Asian Americans.