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Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services has opened its first supported practice in Maryland, the 23rd state the DSO has reached, according to a Nov. 10 news release.

Investors are hopeful more patients will soon resume scheduling nonessential procedures after Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing the disease, according to a Nov. 9 Bloomberg report.

From a Georgia dentist helping save a man from a burning vehicle outside his practice to five dentists being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, here are the dentists making headlines in the past seven days.

Five dentists were elected to Congress Nov. 3, as reported by the Advisory Board and the American Dental Association.

California has the most areas facing shortages of dental professionals of all U.S. states, according to a new ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

As lack of access to dental care continues to be a problem threatening the systemic health of millions of Americans, more teledentistry startups are emerging to provide patients with virtual and affordable dental care and education.

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