Observation care is underused, inconsistently applied and frequently misunderstood — but it has a major role to play in reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions and controlling national health expenditures. This whitepaper explores how properly implemented observation care can support payer-provider alignment,…
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A retail center in Fairfield, Calif., that includes an Aspen Dental practice location has been sold, according to a Sept. 18 report from REBusiness Online. Other tenants in the 24,604-square-foot, two-building include Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Togo’s Sandwich Shop and…
An Atlanta woman was indicted Sept. 10 for practicing dentistry with a forged license, WSBTV reported. Emily Rochelle Brannon was charged with forgery in the first degree, identity fraud and practicing dentistry without a license. Ms. Brannon allegedly used a…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental has opened a new location in Killingly, Conn. The office is led by practice owner Jasmin Henville, DMD, and Managing Clinical Director Sammita Mogre, DMD, according to information shared with Becker’s. Aspen Dental has opened practices in…
Dentalhitec, a France-based dental device manufacturer, will launch its computer-guided dental anesthesia system in the U.S. after receiving FDA clearance. QuickSleeper5 is a computer-guided local anesthesia delivery system that enables intraosseous anesthesia for immediate and precise numbness, according to a…
In 2024, there were 59.5 dentists for every 100,000 individuals in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association. After peaking at 61.1 dentists for every 100,000 people in 2017, the ratio of dentists to individuals has slowly…
Today, over three quarters of US adults are actively trying to lose weight, and many are turning to prescription medications to do so. But while these drugs can be effective, fewer than one in three patients remain on GLP-1s after…
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Maggie Williams, MD
Senior Medical Director, MD Live
Catherine Brown
VP of Clinical Services, Welldoc
The impact of tariffs on dentists’ ability to run their practices is one of the main issues making one DSO executive nervous. Barry Lyon, DDS, the dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and the chief clinical auditor…
The American Dental Association recently shared its concerns about proposals from the National Institutes of Health aimed at limiting the amount grantees can spend on publishing research. The NIH is currently weighing five options to limit the use of federal…
Oral healthcare is taking a hit as persistent issues with Medicaid prevent dental providers from seeing more patients. In addition to consistently low reimbursement rates, federal funding cuts to Medicaid have dental providers and other stakeholders worried about the future…
