An Arizona family is pushing for reform to current dental laws after a man died during a dental procedure, ABC 15 Arizona reported June 16. Derek Swanson, 40, visited Derek Lamb, DMD, in March 2023 for a dental implant. Complications…
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Are you worried about being a victim of cyber crime? What about your employees and vulnerable elderly retirees? Each year millions of Americans are targets of financial fraud schemes that use email, text, social media, telephone calls and other means…
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Chief Information Security Officer, UAB Health System
Colin Pierce
Senior Managing Director, Healthcare National Practice Leader, TIAA
Ron Barthel
Senior Director, Cybersecurity Awareness, TIAA
Brendan Purcell
Managing Director, Enterprise Fraud Operations Leader, TIAA
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Rhode Island legislators are in disagreement about whether the state’s attorney general has the power to allocate settlement funds toward dental health initiatives, Rhode Island PBS reported June 16. Five notes: 1. The state recently settled an illegal dumping lawsuit…
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners recently opened SoCal Smiles Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry in Orange, Calif. The new office includes two orthodontists and two pediatric dentists. The DSO said in a June 16 LinkedIn post that it also plans to open…
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Dental Medicine has graduated its inaugural class of 40 students. In addition to their dental degrees, the graduates also hold an integrated Community Health Certificate. Texas Tech is the only dental…
Newer and younger dentists are waiting longer to buy or build their own practice after graduating from dental school, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. Among dentists who graduated from dental school between 1996…
DSOs that take the time to invest in new technology and enhance their operations will be the companies that experience the most growth in 2025, according to one executive. Jill Nesbitt, the founder of Optimize Dental Consulting, recently connected with…
The proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act has several provisions that could hinder students’ ability to pursue careers in dentistry and medicine, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, the dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and…