Pamela Sparks Stein, DMD, dean of the University of Pikeville (Ky.) College of Dental Medicine, recently testified before a state legislative committee in support of increased Medicaid services, the Appalachian News-Express reported Aug. 17.
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The UConn School of Dental Medicine earned a five-year extension on its training grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institutes of Health.
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The average salary for dental assistants across the country was $44,710 in 2022, according to salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
More than 40 percent of adults in Mississippi, the worst state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year.
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Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management recently gained a $150 million credit expansion.
Cigna Healthcare is making at-home oral health scans available to its dental customers at no cost.
The personal health information of approximately 765 patients of The University of Buffalo (N.Y.) dental clinic may have been compromised after the school's third-party billing services provider was hit with a data breach.
Several dental practices have closed in recent years for various reasons, including staffing shortages and financial constraints.