Virginia recently enacted two staffing bills related to dental assistants and hygienists. Four notes: 1. SB 282 creates a licensure pathway for internationally educated dentists to become hygienists. 2. HB 970 allows a dental assistant with 1,800 hours of clinical…
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Dental industry jobs are among the roles most likely to include a signing bonus, according to a Feb. 26 report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab. The Hiring Lab reported that signing bonus offers remain above pre-pandemic levels despite declines in recent…
A bill in the Idaho House of Representatives aims to expand the scope of practice for dental hygienists in the state. House Bill 805 allows dental hygienists to perform all dental services within the hygienist’s education, training and experience, as…
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed legislation March 3 that creates a pathway for foreign-trained dentists to obtain a hygienist license. Three notes: 1. House Bill 1254 allows dentists who graduated from dental schools outside of the U.S. and have earned…
All but one dental specialty experienced a decrease in private equity deals in 2025, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the fourth quarter of 2025. The report analyzes private equity trends during the fourth quarter of 2025 in addition…
DSOs are eyeing new opportunities for scalable growth this year, while also continuing to invest in initiatives that have brought them success in the past. Here are three key trends driving DSO growth this year: Artificial intelligence Becker’s has reported…
Patient revenue recovery now directly influence margin performance and patient experience, and results are trending in the wrong direction. Insured patients account for more than half of bad debt, while overall collection rates continue to decline. Traditional approaches — prioritizing…
A dentist and dental hygienist were found guilty of defrauding D.C. Medicaid of more than $4 million. Steven Price, DDS, operates the Washington Smile Center in Washington, D.C., where Keidi Moore worked as a dental hygienist. Between January 2017 and…
Oral Surgery Associates of North Texas has opened two offices in McKinney and Prosper. The McKinney office is led by William Walstad, DDS, while the Prosper office is led by Phillip Newton, DDS, MD, according to a March 4 news…
Hulme Orthodontics has merged one of its offices with Beitchman Orthodontics, Community Impact reported March 4. Hulme Orthodontics has six locations throughout Texas. One of the offices in Boerne, Texas, is now shared with Beitchman Orthodontics, which has a second…