The pandemic has disrupted the dental supply chain, and it may be the new normal.
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Nationwide, a total of 188,074 U.S. dentists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The combination of dental school debt and pandemic challenges has made things uncertain for new dentists.
California has the most endodontists of any U.S. state, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A free clinic in Virginia is launching an urgent dental care program after receiving $136,000 in grants, WDBJ reported Feb. 4.
A Rhode Island dentist has filed a lawsuit against the state after he was ordered to stop seeing patients for defying the state's vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, NBC affiliate WJAR reported Feb. 4.
Medical device company Align Technology has settled its patent infringement and antitrust litigation with dental supplier 3Shape.
A Springfield, Ill., dentist is facing an indictment over allegations that he tampered with drugs administered to patients, according to a Feb. 7 Justice Department news release.
In the face of staffing shortages, the dental industry has had to make efforts to incentivize the work to recruit and retain workers.
A Chicago dentist and his practice filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 4 against insurance company Humana.