The American Orthodontic Society has elected Brian Vierthaler, DDS, as its next president, the Maryville Forum reported Nov. 21.
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As of 2019, 83 percent of dental school graduates had student loan debt, according to the Education Data Initiative.
RiverGlade Capital has sold its controlling stake in Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management, the private equity firm said Nov. 19.
Dental materials manufacturer SprintRay has entered an agreement that allows dental implant company Nobel Biocare to distribute its 3D printing products, the company said Nov. 22.
A South Dakota dentist who sold his practice at the request of the state dental board and two other dentists made headlines last week:
The Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion from the COVID-19 aid package to address healthcare workforce shortages — including dentists — in underserved communities, according to a Nov. 22 White House news release.
Imagen Dental Partners named its COO, and the dean of the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine will retire in January.
Single-use gowns, paper towels, gloves, plastic packaging and butcher paper used by dental professionals all can contribute to a large carbon footprint. The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California is working to diminish said footprint, according…
San Antonio-based New Image Dentistry has added plastic surgeon Dallas Homas, MD, to their team to better meet the diverse needs of their patients, according to a Nov. 19 news release.
Grin has launched an AI-guided mouth scanner and treatment platform, the digital orthodontics company said Nov. 18.