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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top five states with the highest employment level for dentists, as of May 2013, was:

Jack E. Lemons, PhD, received the Patrick G. Laing Award by the ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices for outstanding contributions.

Smiles Dental, based in Longview, Wash., has been named one of Inc. Magazine's top 5,000 fastest growing companies in the United States for the second year running, according to a report by The Daily News Online.

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.