Supply Chain

Below are the top five most highly read dental supply stories of the year.

The global dental endodontics market is set to experience notable market growth from 2020 to 2025, according to a Fact.MR analysis.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Patterson's dental sales increased 12.1 percent in the second quarter of its fiscal year, driven by strong sales growth across consumables, equipment and value-added services.

Some dentists in 36 states are reporting a zero-day supply of surgical gowns as of Nov. 16, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.

Below are 12 companies seeking dental supply chain expertise:

Two oral rinses and one sedative administered by dentists were recalled in 2020, according to the FDA.

One of the biggest struggles right now is trying to afford enough personal protective equipment, Kevin Cabugao, DDS, a dentist with three practices in California's North Bay Area, told The North Bay Business Journal.

Some dentists in 25 states and Washington, D.C., are reporting a zero-day supply of N95 or KN95 masks as of Nov. 2, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.

More than half of disposable isolation gowns tested by the ECRI Institute didn't meet standard protection levels, according to a Nov. 10 news release.

Lauren Zalay, DDS, of Chicago-based University Associates in Dentistry discussed personal protective equipment supply issues with radio station WBBM.