Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added a California dental practice to its network. Albert Silvera, DDS, affiliated his Beverly Hills practice with the dental partnership organization, according to a May 5 LinkedIn post. Imagen Dental Partners supports more than…
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Nineteen attorneys general have filed lawsuits in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to restructure the HHS Department, USA Today reported May 5. Six notes: 1. In March, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to restructure the HHS…
More than 150 dentists, dental hygienists and other oral health professionals wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking the federal government to end mercury-based dental fillings and programs. The letter highlighted that dental amalgam, which is…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill into law that specifies the examination requirements for dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia and updates the procedure for the state dental board’s investigations, according to a May 2 news release. Here are…
The Orange County Health Care Agency is closing its emergency dental clinic in Santa Ana, Calif., due to federal funding cuts, CBS Los Angeles reported May 2. The healthcare agency has reportedly lost five grants, totaling $13 million, ABC7 Los…
Saliva testing is often praised as one of the most innovative tools in dentistry by dental executives and practitioners. The development of rapid tests during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled interest in salivary diagnostic tests, leading them to be examined for…
Developing proactive responses to staffing shortages is crucial for dentists, dental practices and DSOs to finding success. The dental industry has faced staffing challenges for the past few years, in both the retention and recruitment aspects, as well as across…
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is opening a multidisciplinary care center and ambulatory surgery center on its campus in San Francisco. The 13,000-square-foot facility will have four operating rooms, eight operatories, five mixed medical…
Dental and medical supply company Henry Schein reported $3.2 billion in total net sales during the first quarter of 2025, according to a May 5 news release. Here are nine more things to know about the company’s performance in the…
The average annual salary for dental hygienists has increased from $77,230 in 2019 up to $93,890 in 2024. Dental hygienist compensation jumped a total of $16,660, or 21.57%, from 2019 to 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated compensation…