A new law in Colorado will allow the state to begin licensing dental therapists, but a lack of training and resources could hinder the state's ability to bring enough in, The Colorado Sun reported March 10.
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The Dental Quality Assurance Commission has suspended the license of a Washington dentist after multiple infection control issues.
Delta Dental of South Dakota appointed Jeff Miller president and CEO of the company.
From practice affiliations to new programs, here are five updates on oral surgery that have taken place since March 1:
Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists recently added a new practice location to its network.
Oral surgery has become an attractive market for investment firms and oral health groups due to the high profitability of practices and how easily surgeons tend to adapt to joining larger organizations, according to one investment bank.
Chicago-based Bright Direction Dental recently added Finley Dentistry to its network.
The Association of Dental Support Organizations elected Sulman Ahmed, DMD, as the president.
Carestack, a cloud-based dental practice management platform, partnered with Pearl to add two of Pearl's artificial intelligence programs.
The Florida Board of Dentistry revoked the license of a Florida dentist convicted of inappropriately touching a female employee, ABC affiliate WEAR News reported March 8.