Dental AI company Pearl has marked several accomplishments this year, including FDA clearances and industry partnerships. Here are 13 updates from the company in 2025: 1. Pearl was granted FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of dental pathologies on panoramic…
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Dentistry.One, a teledentistry subsidiary of Mouthwatch, recently suffered a data breach. The company disclosed the incident to the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Dec. 23. Information affected by the breach includes Social Security numbers and drivers licenses, but the…
CMS has launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. Four notes for dental leaders: 1. The new office will continue to carry out the work of the Rural Health Transformation…
The Iowa Dental Board recently reinstated the license of Paymun Bayati, DDS, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 24. Dr. Bayati was convicted in April 2024 of being intoxicated while performing dental work. He later agreed to surrender his license…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has partnered with Gresham (Ore.) Smile Designs. The practice is led by Matthew Vogel, DMD, according to a Dec. 29 news release. The practice offers a variety of dental services, including preventive care, restorative dentistry,…
Here are five updates and headlines on how dental AI company Overjet continued improving and integrating the technology this year, as reported by Becker’s.
Becker’s has compiled lists of DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions from each quarter of 2025. Here are five states with the most DSO activity this year: California Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Azusa Modern Dentistry; Grand Terrace Modern Dentistry; Rocklin…
Here are 11 dentists, orthodontists and oral surgeons who retired from the profession of dentistry this year, as reported by Becker’s. Note: This list is not exhaustive.
There have been several major shifts in the dental workforce over the last few years that DSOs and dental practice owners should know, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and…
Residency has always been demanding. But today’s trainees face new stressors layered on top of old ones: EHR overload, reduced autonomy, economic pressure and social isolation. Traditional mental health models weren’t built for this — and residents are feeling the…
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Dr. Mickey Trockel
Director of Evidence Based Innovation for the Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center
Dr. Robert Flora
McLaren Health Care Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jacinta Harman, MSW, LCSW
VP of Clinical Services, Marvin Behavioral Health