Nearly every pediatric clinician surveyed this year expects zirconia crown use to rise, but far fewer are placing them today. A 2026 benchmark report drawn from 161 in-person responses from pediatric dentists, residents and dental team members at the American…
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Ambient AI has made outpatient documentation easier. But no solution has addressed the far more complex documentation of an inpatient stay in a way that serves both clinicians and downstream revenue cycle teams. One multi-hospital health system found a different…
Jan 12, 2027 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Faisal Chawla, MD, Medical Director for Clinical Documentation Integrity, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Physician Advisor for Utilization Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Renee Allenbaugh, MD, Regional CMO, Penn Highlands Healthcare
Larger DSOs may continue to have the upper hand as the dental field continues to evolve, but smaller DSOs will still retain some competitive advantages, according to leaders in the industry. Four dental executives joined Becker’s Future of Dentistry Roundtable…
Park Dental, a dental practice in Roanoke, Va., has provided notice of a data security incident. Between June 10 and July 22, 2026, an unknown actor obtained unauthorized access to the practice’s network. The affected environment included access to information…
Raleigh, N.C.-based Lightwave Dental has appointed Clifton Cameron, DDS, as CEO. Dr. Cameron joined the organization in 2019 and currently serves as president and chief clinical officer, according to a Sept. 21 news release from Lightwave Dental. He is succeeding…
Two hospitals set out to reduce maternal harm. Both have good clinicians, an analytics team and a quality committee. One joins a collaborative that hands it early benchmarking data, weekly working sessions with peers and a shared set of measures.…
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Jonathan Burke, DMD, has been selected as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, effective Sept. 20. Dr. Burke currently serves as medical director of an oral and maxillofacial consulting firm in Philadelphia. He previously held an…
The American Dental Association is urging Congress to strengthen oversight of dental insurance markets while ensuring that fraud prevention and competition policies do not impose unnecessary burdens on independent dental practices. Six notes:
Most cancers still surface only after symptoms appear, often too late. Multi-cancer early detection promises to change that, and with a Medicare coverage pathway now established and employer and consumer demand rising, the executive conversation has shifted from whether MCED…
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Student placements touch far more of a health system than education does. Human resources, infection control, clinical leadership, supervisors and unit teams each carry a piece of them, and when responsibility is split that many ways, no one holds the…
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- Ken Grubbs, DNP, MBA, RN, Chief Nursing Executive and Executive Vice President Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission
- Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP, Vice President Accreditation and Certification Program Development and Accreditation Management, The Joint Commission
- Brooke McIntosh Ball, PT, DPT, OCS, Senior Director of Business Development and Operations, Exxat