State senators are looking into making changes to the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, according to an April 22 report from NC Health News. Lawmakers want to move the board selection power to legislators, the governor and state…
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Akintunde Bowden, DDS, a Milwaukee dentist, was shot and killed at an apartment in Brown Deer, Wis., according to an April 21 report from ABC affiliate WISN. Dr. Bowden, 41, practiced at Milwaukee Health Services and was recognized for his…
Dental implant company ZimVie has launched an immediate molar implant system. The Immediate Molar Implant System helps streamline site preparation to facilitate more controlled and predictable molar extractions, according to an April 21 news release. The system also includes wide-diameter…
Dentistry faces new threats as community water fluoridation continues to be targeted, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, the dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and the chief clinical auditor for Dental Care Alliance, spoke with…
The High Point (N.C.) University Workman School of Dental Medicine has received initial accreditation from CODA to launch a one-year, full-time general dentistry residency program. The new Advanced Education in General Dentistry program will start in July. The program will…
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the highest-earning profession in the dental industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Oral surgeons have an average annual salary of $360,240, more than $100,000 higher than the average salary of orthodontists, the second…
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has appointed Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, to serve as its next dean. Dr. Hargreaves has been a member of the UT Health San Antonio faculty since 1997. He currently serves as professor…
An Arizona dental practice is maintaining its operations after a gas explosion at a nearby business damaged its office nearly four years ago, Ahwatukee Foothills News reported April 19. A gas leak at a printing shop in Chandler, Ariz., led…
Over half of first-year dental students in the U.S. are female, according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. Overall, 57.4% of first-year students were female, 42.4% were male and 0.2% were another gender or unknown. The…
Here are 30 dentists who have made headlines since April 7: