California dental facilities without an amalgam separator must install one by July 14, according to a June 16 announcement from the California Dental Association.
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Dental insurance provider DentaQuest teamed up with dental technology company MouthWatch to offer the TeleDent teledentistry platform to more than 70 practices across Alabama, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington.
Indiana dentist Elizabeth Simpson, DMD, encouraged dentists to ask themselves "the hard questions" about racial health and income disparities in a June 11 blog post she wrote for the American Dental Association.
Delta Dental has donated more than $385 million to community COVID-19 relief efforts since the pandemic began, the DSO announced June 16.
The American Dental Association endorsed Bento June 15, encouraging dentists to adopt its cloud-based dental benefits technology.
Milwaukee-based Dental Associates has invested in new infection control devices, including two devices that stop saliva spray and help lower virus exposure risk, according to NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV.
As of June 1, Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is paying an additional $7 per Humana member dental claim to help them afford the rising costs of care amid the pandemic.
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The periodontal dental services market is expected to grow by $8.58 billion through 2024, according to research released June 11 by market trend analysis company Technavio.
The California Dental Association offered advice to dentists June 11 on how to ease feelings of tension among staff who are concerned about their safety amid the pandemic.