Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry received initial accreditation for a graduate prosthodontics program. The program is 36 months long and will allow residents to become experts in prosthodontics, according to a March 27 news release from the university. …
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An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban fluoride from being added to public water supplies in the state. Five notes: 1. Rep. Levi Dean introduced House Bill 182 March 18. 2. The bill was referred to the…
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill banning fluoride March 27. HB81, which was passed by the state legislature Feb. 21, prohibits the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, but allows people to visit a pharmacist for fluoride supplements…
Heartland Dental, PDS Health and GPS Dental are just a few of the DSOs that had the highest number of acquisitions and partnerships during the first quarter of 2025. Becker’s recently compiled a list of more than 60 DSO affiliations,…
Irvine, Calif.-based Keystone Dental Holdings has named Tony Susino as its next CEO. Mr. Susino has previously held executive leadership positions at Dentsply Sirona, Henry Schein, LifeScan and The Straumann Group. He most recently led the global implant and prosthetics…
Atlanta-based Georgia School of Orthodontics has promoted Cintia Mendes, DDS, PhD, to program director. Dr. Mendes has 18 years of clinical and academic experience in the industry. She joined the institution in March 2024, serving as assistant program director, according…
Some of the most-read dental stories covered by Becker’s this month involved dental office closures, DSO acquisitions and cybersecurity. Here are the top 10 most-read Becker’s articles from March: 1. 4 bankruptcies in dentistry 2. Who’s snatching up DSOs? 3.…
Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas saw the most DSO activity during the first quarter of 2025. Becker’s recently compiled a list of more than 60 DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions during the first quarter. Here is how DSOs expanded…
Members of the City of Monroe Common Council failed to get enough votes to override the mayor’s veto of a bill that would have ended water fluoridation, The Monroe Times reported March 21. Mayor Donna Douglas had vetoed a measure…
A dentist in Boynton Beach, Fla., voluntarily surrendered his dental license following allegations that he committed fraud. Julio Irizarry, DDS, voluntarily relinquished his license to practice dentistry in Florida and can never reapply for licensure in the state, according to…