East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental is one of the largest U.S. dental service organizations, with more than 700 supported practices. This year, the DSO has opened nine practices:
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Invisalign developer Align Technology has signed a distribution agreement with Benco Dental for its intraoral scanners.
Researchers from Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have developed a filling material that is twice as resistant to breakage as typical fillings.
New Mexico is poised to become the latest state to license dental therapists, according to local news station KRQE.
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Lexington-based University of Kentucky School of Dentistry's former dean is suing the school, claiming he was unlawfully fired, according to the Courier Journal.
After seeing President Donald Trump at his private Florida Mar-a-Lago club in 2017, golfing buddy Albert Hazzouri, DDS, left him with a letter that Trump passed to Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, according to The National Memo.
A man was injured and rushed to a nearby hospital after a shooting in front of a Carson, Calif., dental practice March 5, according to the Daily Breeze.
Biolase issued its fourth-quarter and full year financial report, for the year ending Dec. 31, 2018. The dental laser company saw increases in revenue, consumables and new customer growth.
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