Dentists have always been concerned with making sure their patients are in a safe environment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has driven infection control procedures to be an unequivocally top-of-mind topic as they continue to provide care for patients who are…
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A man allegedly broke into a Bellingham, Wash., dental practice and stole $15,000 worth of property, before breaking back into the same business about 12 hours later, reports The Bellingham Herald.
An Oklahoma City-based dental practice will offer free dental care to unemployed residents during October, according to local ABC affiliate KOCO.
Security footage revealed a person dressed as a medical professional burglarizing a Naperville, Ill.-based dental practice, according to Positively Naperville.
Reopening their practices amid the pandemic isn't the only thing creating a tumultuous summer for dentists. Below are 31 of the most notable instances of illegal or allegedly illegal behavior regarding dentists, dental companies and patients Becker's covered this summer.
Informed consent, considered dentists' first line of defense against professional liability claims, has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients worried about contracting the disease.
Massachusetts reports the highest supply of dentists and is also among the states with the highest dental treatment cost. Here are some statistics about the U.S. dental industry for 2019 and 2020 compiled by Becker's.
A construction company has been awarded a $3.8 million contract to build a new public dental clinic for Great Falls College Montana State University, reports the Great Falls Tribune.
Eight dental practices across the country have implemented Purge Virus technology in their offices amid the pandemic, according to an Aug. 31 news release from the company.
Carrollton, Texas-based MB2 Dental has expanded into Michigan, the 17th state the dental partnership organization has reached.