General dentists in Vermont earn more than dentists in other states at an average of $240,740 per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated salary information for dentists to reflect 2024 information on April 2. The average annual salary…
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Only 34.9% of dentists are confident in the economic conditions of the U.S. for the next six months, down from over 50% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the American Dental Association. The Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues…
Four dental industry leaders were included on Forbes‘ “World’s Billionaires List” for 2025. Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 7 to create this year’s list, which includes a total of 2,933 billionaires. Here are four members of…
Nebraska is struggling to increase the number of dentists participating in its Medicaid program despite increasing reimbursement rates, Nebraska Public Media reported April 2. Five notes: 1. Fewer than half of the state’s dentists accept Medicaid patients. 2. Medicaid’s reimbursement…
Adults in Utah who are 21 and older are now eligible for dental coverage under Medicaid, the Utah News Dispatch reported April 1. Previously, those eligible for dental coverage included children, pregnant women, adults undergoing treatment for substance use disorder,…
Community Dental Care, a nonprofit dental clinic with five locations throughout Minnesota, recently suffered a data breach that involved patient information. The nonprofit said it launched an investigation after becoming aware of unauthorized activity in its computer system in December.…
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health added a practice in Arizona to its network. The integrated healthcare organization expanded with Dentists of Peoria (Ariz.), led by Amy Lawson, DDS, according to information shared with Becker’s. PDS Health added a total of 10…
The CDC’s oral health department was essentially shut down as part of the HHS Department’s layoffs that began April 1, STAT reported. HHS employees began receiving dismissal notices yesterday as part of the agency’s plan to reduce the number of…
A dental clinic in Bloomfield, Wis., was unexpectedly closed, but the building was left open, according to an April 1 report from FOX6 Milwaukee. The closing of an EON Clinics location, a dental implant provider, left one patient who paid…
A new analysis highlights the growing trend of group practice affiliations among dental specialists in the U.S. According to recent data, 27% of general dentists are affiliated with a group practice, while 34% of both pedodontists and orthodontists practice within…