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Dentists’ overall confidence in the U.S. economy, their individual practices and the dental care sector continues to decline, according to a new report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. In the ADA’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in…

A Texas man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against an Aspen Dental office, The Messenger reported July 30.  Robert Ulicki, 75, allegedly told an employee at an Aspen Dental office in Fort Dodge, Texas, that he knew…

VideaHealth has launched ClaimsAI, its artificial intelligence-driven RCM platform.  ClaimsAI was created to address an estimated $15 billion in annual losses across the U.S. dental industry, according to a July 30 news release. VideaHealth said early results from its new…

Kleer and Membersy, two dental membership plans, have rebranded as a newly merged company named Clerri.   The two companies announced their merger in May 2024.  Clerri announced in a July 29 news release that it is also expanding beyond its…

Here are six DSO lawsuit settlements Becker’s has reported on since 2023: 2025 1. Orange, Calif.-based Sonrava Health and several of its dental subsidiaries have agreed to pay $540,000 to resolve allegations that it fraudulently submitted claims for reimbursement under…

A California dentist has been convicted of several sex-related charges against patients and an extern, mynewsla.com reported July 29. Emad Fathy Moawad, DDS, was charged in June 2021 with sexually abusing several patients. A jury found him guilty July 29…

Here are 10 notable acquisitions and investments from this year that are part of larger dental industry trends: 1. Avenel, N.J.-based Eastern Dental Management was acquired by Branford Castle Partners, a private equity firm. 2. Dallas-based Smile Doctors acquired myOrthos,…

The District of Columbia has the highest number of dentists per capita of any state, with 55.05 dentists per capita, according to data from personal finance website WalletHub.  Dentists per capita was one of more than 40 metrics that the…

Dental artificial intelligence company Pearl has appointed Cher-Marie Scott as vice president of international sales. Ms. Scott started her career as a dental provider in the United Kingdom but began working in clinical and practice management roles with some of…