Dental assistants have the highest annual salary in Minnesota, bringing in an average of $63,680. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated salary information for dental assistants to reflect 2024 information on April 2. The average annual salary for dental…
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Lewiston, Maine-based Community Clinical Services plans to close its pediatric dental clinic due to budgetary shortfalls. The FQHC was founded in 1985 to offer medical, behavioral and pediatric dental services to low-income residents. The clinic posted a notice on its…
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted to remove fluoride from its water supply, CBS News Miami reported April 1. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has 10 days to veto the measure. Otherwise, the measure will go into effect in 30 days. …
The Timberville (Va.) Town Council unanimously voted to stop adding fluoride to its water supply, the Daily News-Record reported April 1. Treasurer Melinda Hooke told the Daily News-Record that the town will no longer be adding fluoride due to health…
Erica Chang, DMD, has opened a dental practice in Round Rock, Texas. Spring Dental provides services including preventive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, restorative treatments and dental implants, according to an April 2 news release. Dr. Chang is a member of the…
Dentists have had a busy start to 2025, purchasing equipment, investing in new software, adding staff and dropping insurance networks, according to the American Dental Association. The Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry survey from the first quarter of…
From advancing legislation to new modifier codes, here are 10 updates to know impacting dental Medicaid and Medicare that Becker’s reported on in the first quarter of 2025:
Dental hygienists make an average of $126,030 per year in the U.S., according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its salary data to reflect 2024 data April 2. Here is the…
Gov. Spencer Cox recently signed a bill that makes Utah the fourth state to require in-person exams before orthodontic treatments. House Bill 372 joins Utah with Florida, Nevada and Illinois with having this mandate. Additionally, the bill requires radiographs before…
The American Dental Association joined a coalition of organizations urging the federal government to make medical and dental supplies exempt from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Mr. Trump announced a list of new tariffs on U.S. trading partners April 2, including…