Potential cuts to Medicaid and bans on water fluoridation could lead to a public health crisis affecting the oral health of residents in rural communities. The dental industry is facing several threats to advancements in oral health, including opposition to…
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to celebrate legislation banning water fluoridation during his upcoming Make America Healthy Again tour. Mr. Kennedy will visit Utah, Arizona and New Mexico between April 7 and 9,…
Washington state’s Dental Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended the license of a Texas dentist. Paul Choi, DMD, was suspended by the commission by providing substandard care, according to an April 4 news release from the state Department of Health. From…
Here are 12 new dental practice openings or planned openings across eight states, as reported by Becker’s during the first quarter of 2025: Note: This is not a fully exhaustive list.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to seek funds for a pilot program to expand access to dental services for low-income families, according to an April 3 report from Eyewitness News. The Children’s Dental Services Pilot Program would improve dental services…
California has 14,760 general dentists, the most out of any state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency released updated employment information for dentists to reflect 2024 information on April 2. In total, there are 113,490 general dentists…
Four more law firms have launched investigations into the recent data breach that hit Chord Specialty Dental Partners. The data breach, which took place last year, affected more than 173,000 people. The DSO said that the type of information potentially…
Here are eight dental industry mergers and acquisitions Becker’s reported on in March: 1. De Pere, Wis.-based MAC Dental Center opened a new facility after merging its previous two locations. 2. Global investment firm KKR is in talks to acquire…
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…
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…