Researchers at North Carolina State University are testing whether dental floss could be used as a new way to deliver vaccinations, ABC7 reported Sept. 4. Those involved in the project, led by Harvinder Singh Gill, PhD, said the tissue between…
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The District of Columbia has the highest number of dentists per capita in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. In total, there are more than 205,000 dentists working in dentistry in the U.S.,…
Here are 20 notable DSO moves that are part of larger dental industry trends, including state expansions, de novo openings and technology investments: 1. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental launched Conuity Care Coordination to better connect general dentists, specialty providers and…
Researchers at three dental schools have recently been awarded grants totaling more than $9.5 million to advance oral health initiatives. Three updates: 1. Researchers at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Eastman Institute for Oral Health received a five-year, $3.1 million…
Monday morning is when the cost of inconsistent patient access surfaces — unmet demand, backed-up calls, stretched staff and provider capacity that patients cannot reach. For specialty practices, access is no longer just an operational headache; it’s a growth lever.…
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- Marie D’Aiuto, VP of Patient Access Innovation, Assort Health
- Michael T. Rohmiller, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Strategic Advisor, Assort Health
- Mandy McClellan, Director of Support Services, OrthoIndy
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill., was recently approved to receive $2 million in federal funding to support the development of a pediatric dental surgery clinic, WMBD Radio reported Sept. 8. The Dental Surgery Center will cost a…
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry’s inaugural pediatric dentistry residency cohort recently graduated, completing the first and only pediatric dental residency program in the state. The three residents trained at WVU Dental’s Pediatric Dentistry Clinic and WVU Medicine Golisano…
The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine received $17.75 million in new extramural research grant funding in fiscal year 2026 — the highest in its history. The dental school’s FY26 funding was also more than twice than what it…
President Donald Trump recently signed a resolution that extends federal agency funding at fiscal year 2026 levels through Dec. 11, including several programs that support oral health, dental research and the dental workforce. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027,…
For most of the 2000s, workplace wellness was sold as a way to bend the claims cost curve. A 2010 Harvard Business Review article made the bullish case, using Johnson & Johnson’s program as its example, and wellness moved from…
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