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Dental laser and medical device company Biolase has received five new patents in the U.S. and seven foreign patents in the past 12 months. 

Dental practices are not immune to the violence that has become common in healthcare settings.

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Dental management services company Lightwave Dental named Steven Flack as CFO.

The Aspen Group has opened the TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence in Chicago, which will provide dental care to underserved Illinois residents. 

A Tennessee dentist has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that he submitted false claims for dental services to TennCare, the state's Medicaid program.

Fifty-three dental schools in the U.S. are ranked among the best in the world, according to an annual ranking from ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a higher education research organization. 

Bento, a dental plan platform, has secured $8.1 million in series A funding.