Providing license portability for dentists and dental hygienists while still maintaining industry standards is a main goal and benefit of interstate dental compacts. In February, seven states introduced legislation to join the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact created…
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The orthodontic scoring tool within the Illinois Medicaid program has updated its rules and scoring criteria. The update is in part due to the Illinois State Dental Society’s work during the 2024 legislative session to secure $12 million in funding…
Dental AI and software companies Overjet and CareStack introduced the Smart Dental Platform, allowing dental practices and DSOs to improve patient care and operational efficiency. The platform combines cloud-based PMS, smart imaging, clinical AI, AI-powered VoIP phone, revenue cycle management…
A coalition of dental organizations sent a letter to Congress requesting funding for dental and oral health programs in fiscal year 2026, according to a March 27 news release from the American Dental Association. Here are five things to know:
The American Dental Association said March 28 that it is disappointed that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that prohibits fluoride from being added to public water supplies in the state. Several organizations, including the ADA, urged Gov. Cox…
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. …
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…