More than 200 dentists made headlines this year for a multitude of reasons, including leadership appointments, legal battles, acquisitions and innovations in dentistry.
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The number of dentists reporting that their practice is open and operating was at the lowest level since April, according to poll findings from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Here are 10 of the largest dental service organizations in the U.S. by number of affiliated or supported practices.
A story about a 7-year-old girl whose heart stopped amid a Jan. 8 routine tooth removal drew the most attention this year.
Overjet raised $42.5 million in Series B financing, the dental artificial intelligence company said Dec. 20.
Gen4 Dental Partners acquired Moberly (Mo.) Family Dentistry, the Tempe, Ariz.-based DSO said Dec. 19.
This year, dental companies and organizations named new CEOs, directors, vice presidents and more.
Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners just announced partnerships with 30 additional practices, ending 2021 by doubling the organization's size compared to the beginning of the year, according to a Dec. 20 news release obtained by Becker's.
A Virginia Beach, Va., woman has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license, WTKR reported Dec. 17.
Dental device company Rodo Medical has partnered with Independence, Ohio-based Roe Dental Laboratory on the distribution and marketing of an arch restoration system, the dental lab said Dec. 16.