Here are seven California dental stories Becker's has reported on since May 6:
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated ongoing staffing challenges facing the dental industry, largely affecting the supply of dentists, dental assistants and dental hygienists.
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Endo Partners recently added practices in three states.
The average hourly wage for dentists largely exceeds the minimum wage in each state, with some making up 15 times more, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor.
Traci Portnoff, DMD, owner and chief clinician at Cornerstone Dental Care in Westborough, Mass., recently reflected on what skill every leader should have and more.
An orthodontics startup that raised $10.5 million and six other updates in the orthodontics field since May 3:
A dental supplier has partnered with Google Cloud and four other dental collaborations:
Affordable Care, a DSO supporting more than 400 affiliated dental practices across 42 states, is on an opening spree in the Midwest.
Dental hygienists make more than double the average base cost of living in most states, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Living Wage Calculator.
Dental assistants typically earn salaries just above the base cost of living in each state, but they make slightly less in four states — Hawaii, Louisiana, New York and Utah — according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…