An Ohio woman has accused a dentist of sexually assaulting her during a dental procedure, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported April 23.

A Washington dental laboratory was burglarized April 20, Fox 13 Seattle reported. 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appointed Ken Tilashalski, DMD, as dean of its College of Dentistry in Memphis.

An Illinois dental practice is continuing to see patients after one of its offices was damaged in a fire. 

Here are 10 updates on dentistry in Florida that Becker's has reported since March 26:

Madison, Wis.-based Affordable Dental Care is expanding to meet increased patient demand, WMTV reported April 20.

Fort Bend Dental acquired Aliana Family Dental, a practice in Sugar Land, Texas.

A man from Freeport, N.Y., was arrested for practicing dentistry without a license, according to an April 19 report from News 12 Long Island.

The Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners revoked the license of Thomas Endicott, DDS, according to an April 19 report by ABC15 Arizona.

A New Mexico man was recently charged with threatening to kill dental staff for not seeing him without an appointment, Border Report reported April 19.

Austin, Texas-based Aspire Dental will reopen in a new office after its previous office was damaged in a fire. 

Dental school students graduated with an average of $280,700 in debt in 2023, according to data from the American Dental Education Association. 

There has been a 16.9% decrease in the number of dental assisting programs in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association. 

There were more than 8,600 first-year students enrolled in dental hygiene programs during the 2022-23 academic year. 

Here are 24 dental industry updates that have take place in Texas, California and New York since Feb. 14: 

The office of a North Carolina dentist whose license was suspended has closed indefinitely.

Richard Eidelson, DDS, opened his second dental practice, which is located in the Medical Arts Building in Philadelphia.

Dentists’ confidence in the state of the U.S. economy has trended upwards since early 2023, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Chicago-based Dentologie is expanding out of the Chicagoland area with its first office in Seattle, the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reported April 17. 

Fifteen percent of dentists reported being too busy to treat all people requesting appointments at their practices, according to a report from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.