Following a yearlong search, the University of Missouri-Kansas City has named Steven Haas, DMD, the dean of its dental school, The American Dental Education Association reported July 20.
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The American Dental Hygienists' Association recently named Dawn Ann Dean its next president-elect.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and College of Dentistry are partnering to provide required health screenings for pediatric dental patients.
While the increasing burden of oral diseases is projected to boost dental industry growth, there are four specific trends driving growth in the dental practice management software market, according to a recent report from Global Market Insights.
Becker's talked with Manu Chaudhry, MS, DDS, President and Dental Director at Salem, Oregon-based Capitol Dental Care, about its new integrated expanded practice dental hygienist practice model.
A pair found guilty of wire fraud against a Fort Wayne, Ind., dental practice have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $2.9 million in restitution, according to the Department of Justice.
Dental365 is being acquired by private equity firm The Jordan Company through its Resolute Fund, according to a July 26 press release.
Houston-based Endo1 Partners has partnered with 34 new practices and added 42 new specialists across seven states since January, according to a July 23 news release shared with Becker's.
Adult dental coverage via Medicaid improves access to and utilization of dental care and may reduce racial disparities, improve health equity and lower medical care costs, according to a research paper published by the American Dental Association.
The Howard University School of Dentistry in Washington, D.C., has received a $500,000 gift from dental insurance company United Concordia's Dental Charitable Fund, according to a July 22 report from The Washington Informer.