Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners will shut down its Sartell dental clinic at the end of August, KNSI reported Aug. 9. 

An Indiana dentist was sentenced to probation after inappropriately touching a female employee, InkFreeNews reported Aug. 9.  

Minor injuries were reported after a car crash into Providence Dental Care in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., WSMV reported Aug. 8. 

An Illinois dentist pleaded guilty Aug. 2 to stealing fentanyl from patients for personal use. 

A Texas dentist recently retired after 40 years in the industry, CBS 19 reported Aug. 7. 

Tennessee recently launched a statewide oral health program dedicated to providing care for adults aged 65 and older, the Lewis County Herald reported Aug. 8. 

An office manager for an Ohio dental practice pleaded guilty to employment-related tax offenses. 

Queen Creek, Ariz., recently got its first full-time periodontics office, the Queen Creek Tribune reported Aug. 7. 

The percentage of dentists affiliated with private equity has nearly doubled over the course of six years.

National Dental Healthcare REIT recently finalized its acquisition of 13 properties in eight states. 

The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco is partnering with Stanford (Calif.) Medicine to expand specialty care for oral health and hearing conditions. 

Dental Practice Matchmaker has partnered with the Dental & Medical Legal Counsel to provide practices with enhanced legal services. 

A Kentucky dentist recently had his license suspended after he was arrested in connection to the murder of a woman last month, WYMT reported Aug. 2. 

Many dental offices in Florida closed ahead of Hurricane Debby's landfall Aug. 5. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry plans to open a satellite clinic in Decatur, Ala., to expand accessibility to dental services.

The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission and Burke Jardin, DMD, entered into an agreed order that restrains Dr. Jardin's dentist license and moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit.

Duffield Dentistry received approval from local planning officials to construct a new office building in Royal Oak, Mich., according to an Aug. 1 report by C&G Newspapers.

Several dental companies have introduced innovative ways of improving dental care, including inventing new technologies, expanding care and implementing new business models. 

Here are five dentist retirements Becker's has covered so far in 2024: 

Here are four states that have passed and signed dental-related legislation and bills that Becker's has reported on since July 11: