From insurance reimbursement rates to a new private equity firm focused on orthodontists and pediatric dentists, here are five dental payer updates to know that Becker's has covered since Aug. 17:
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The average debt for a dental student was $292,169 in 2019 while medical students owed about $215,900 in 2018, the last year data was available.
Dentsply Sirona is adding Primescan Connect, a laptop-based version of its intraoral scanner Primescan, to its digital dentistry portfolio.
Affordable Care opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Kennesaw, Ga.
New York City-based Dntl Bar will add Pearl's artificial intelligence technology at its locations.
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has grown its network to include more than 390 practices and more than 775 dentists in 22 states.
Confidence in the economic recovery of the dental industry and the U.S. economy within the next six months varies based on DSO affiliation, according to an August poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
A former Washington dentist pleaded not guilty to four counts of distributing a controlled substance.
A former Oregon dentist pleaded guilty Sept. 13 to stealing nearly $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for personal use.
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine began a clinical trial Sept. 7 to test the ability of a chewing gum to trap COVID-19 in saliva.