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The cost of living in Minnesota, the highest-paying state for dental assistants, is $44,626 for a single adult with no children.

The cost of living in Washington, the highest-paying state for dental hygienists, is $53,242 for a single adult with no children.

A New Mexico man was recently charged with threatening to kill dental staff for not seeing him without an appointment, Border Report reported April 19.

Austin, Texas-based Aspire Dental will reopen in a new office after its previous office was damaged in a fire. 

Dental school students graduated with an average of $280,700 in debt in 2023, according to data from the American Dental Education Association. 

There has been a 16.9% decrease in the number of dental assisting programs in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association. 

There were more than 8,600 first-year students enrolled in dental hygiene programs during the 2022-23 academic year. 

Suncoast Career Academy opened a training facility in Brandon, Fla., to help alleviate the state's dental assistant shortage, according to an April 18 report by ABC affiliate WFTS.

Private equity has played a major role in the dental industry over the past few years, with more private equity-backed DSOs and other dental organizations popping up across the U.S.

Here are 24 dental industry updates that have take place in Texas, California and New York since Feb. 14: