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The American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists are advocating for the delivery of dental hygiene services exclusively by practitioners who meet ...
From DSO partnerships to legal challenges and practice openings, here are 15 dental industry updates Becker’s has reported on in the last month: California 1. Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners ...
Austin, Texas-based Hedgecock Dental recently hit 500 dental implants completed with the Yomi robot. Neocis’ Yomi Robotic Dental System is the first FDA-cleared, robot-assisted dental surgery system ...
Dental assistants have the highest annual mean wage in the state government sector, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for dental assistants across all ...
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added an Ohio dental practice to its network. Fort Loramie (Ohio) Dental Center affiliated with the dental partnership organization, according ...
Thrive Dental & Orthodontics has opened a new branch location in Dallas.  The practice is led by Nathan Coughlin, DDS, who is the founder and lead dentist of Thrive Dental, according to an April 17 ...
MetLife is continuing to set the standard for value-based dentistry one year into its SpotLite on Oral Health program. The company launched SpotLite on Oral Health in March 2024, making it one of the ...
Reveal Dental Partners, a newly formed DSO, has acquired Britely Dentures & Implants. Britely Dentures & Implants was previously owned by Vista Verde Dental Partners. Britely has seven locations in ...
Deals and acquisitions will still be made throughout the dental space but rapid consolidation might not be in the cards due to macroeconomic trends. J. Hedrick, the CEO of Dallas-based Smile Doctors, ...
A Kansas dentist is fighting to continue using a therapy dog in his practice, FOX4 reported April 16. Kory Kirkegaard, DMD, is the owner of The Art of Dentistry in Overland Park, Kan. The practice has ...
The Florida Senate has passed a bill preemptively preventing local municipalities from adding fluoride to water supplies, according to an April 16 report from Tallahassee Democrat.  SB 700 would make ...
The four richest people in dentistry have a combined net worth of $8.5 million, while the richest people in healthcare have a combined net worth of $49.6 million. Forbes used stock prices and exchange ...