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More than 146,000 Florida residents visited emergency departments for preventable dental conditions in 2024, according to data provided by the Well Florida Health Planning Council and Floridians for Dental Access. Six notes:  1. The number of Florida residents who visited…

Over the past few years, dental payers have added in new hurdles, forcing dental practices to adapt, according to one dentist.  Downgrading payments for certain procedures and network leasing are two of the challenges that dentists have had to navigate. …

Preventive dental care utilization has rebounded back to pre–pandemic levels, according to a new Delta Dental report. Delta Dental compared quarterly procedure volumes between 2017 and 2019 to those between 2020 to 2023.  The data shows that preventive and diagnostic…

There are 5,685 endodontists in the U.S., according to new data from KFF. KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S. Here are the number of endodontists in each state: State Number of endodontists Alabama 58…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management launched an educational partnership with Tarnow-Chu Institute in New York City. The institute is led by Stephen Chu, DMD, and Dennis Tarnow, DDS, who have authored hundreds of scientific papers, textbooks and…

There are 10,830 orthodontists in the U.S., according to new data from KFF. KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S. Here are the number of orthodontists in each state: State Number of orthodontists Alabama 130…

There are 7,424 oral surgeons in the U.S., according to new data from KFF. KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S. Here are the number of oral surgeons in each state: State Number of oral…