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A Missouri dentist who was charged earlier this year with drug trafficking and unlawful use of a weapon was ordered by a judge to shut down his practice, fourstateshomepage.com reported Sept. 26.  John Joseph, DDS, was arrested in March for…

Westchase Smiles Institute has purchased a building in Tampa, Fla., to relocate its practice, according to a Sept. 27 report from Business Observer.  The practice purchased the 3,000-square-foot standalone building for $1.1 million. Westchase Smiles Institute is led by Cesar…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has continued growing its network in Pennsylvania with a new practice addition.  The dental clinical organization acquired Nataupsky Family Dentistry in Kingston, Pa., according to a Sept. 29 news release from Dental365. The practice is…

Workforce shortages are a long-standing challenge facing dentistry, affecting practices’ ability to treat more patients. Four dentists recently spoke with Becker’s to share how staff shortages are affecting their practices this year: Note: Responses were lightly edited for clarity and…

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…