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Here are 18 statistics on the dentist workforce in the United States by specialty, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.

Carisse Corns, DDS, opened Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Valparaiso, Ind., according to a ValpoLife report.

North American Dental Group in New Castle, Pa., is planning to add nearly 30 dental offices to its portfolio by the end of 2014, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

In the past economic downturns have coincided with a lapse in dental care. Current trends in dental care could indicate stormy economic waters ahead, according to a Bloomberg Business Week report.

The Oral Health Funders Collaborative, Oregon Oral Health Coalition and Oregon Health Authority have banded together to launch the Strategic Plan for Oral Health in Oregon (2014 to 2020) initiative, according to a Portland Business Journal report.

Mason City (Iowa) Area Chamber of Commerce named Reda Taleb, DMD, and Lyell Hogg, DDS, recipients of its Small Business of the Year award, according to a Globe Gazette report.

OMICS Group International is inviting contributors across the globe to participate in 'Open Access Week' for its dental science and surgery journals.

ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices has awarded Jack E. Lemons, PhD, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, the Patrick G. Laing Award.

Siouxland Community Health Center in Sioux City, Iowa, has added Vinh Q. Nguyen, DDS, and Ashley N. Huber, DDS, to its dental staff, according to a Sioux City Journal report.

Grand Dental in Grand Junction, Colo., added Jonathan Benefield, DDS, to its medical staff.