Here are seven dentists who have made headlines since April 1: 1. Theresa Wang, DDS, the chief clinical and development officer at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, spoke with Becker’s to discuss the company’s history of innovation and its goals for…
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Many dental leaders in the U.S. were left scrambling after the Health and Human Services Department unexpectedly gutted the CDC oral health division as part of its restructuring plan. HHS employees began receiving dismissal notices April 1 as part of…
Greenwood Village, Colo.-based ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers has set a goal for itself of transforming 1 million lives by 2030 with its treatment. ClearChoice, which has offices in 35 states, has provided care to more than 200,000 patients since 2005.…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based OrthoMinds, a provider of orthodontic practice management software, is facing a class-action lawsuit after its recent data breach. In November 2024, OrthoMinds learned of a potential security incident within its network environment. An investigation determined that between Nov.…
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…
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…