More than 40 organizations have called on the Biden-Harris Administration to appoint a chief dental officer of the U.S. Public Health Service who is committed to ending the use of mercury fillings in federal programs.
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The Rochester (N.Y.) Amerks hockey team and Highland Hospital in Rochester have cut ties with a dentist accused of hosting a racist and misogynistic Juneteenth party at his home with his wife, WHAM, an ABC affiliate, reported Aug. 12.
Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists has added a Virginia oral surgeon to its network.
Nine dental schools have appointed deans so far this year.
California is the state with the highest number of active dentists and the most dental shortage areas, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Mike Costa, DDS, of Malone and Costa Dentistry in Knoxville, Tenn., has begun offering robotic-assisted dental implant surgery using the Yomi Robotic Dental System, The Daily Times reported Aug. 17.
Henry Schein's board of directors have authorized the repurchase of up to $400 million of shares of the company's common stock.
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