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Alabama pediatric dental office hit with cyberattack
Birmingham, Ala.-based Just Kids Dental recently experienced a cyberattack affecting 129,463 people.
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California dentist, office manager plead guilty to $8.5M Medicare fraud scheme
Javad Aghaloo, DDS, a dentist in San Diego, and Theresa Flores, his practice manager, pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud.
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4 oral surgery updates to know
Here are four updates in the oral surgery field that have taken place since Aug. 7:
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State of dentistry in Kansas: 11 things to know
Here are 11 things to know about dentistry in Kansas:
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4 updates on the dental industry in Arizona in 2 months
Here are four updates on dentistry in Arizona that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 8:
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Dr. Andreas Geistlich eans AAOMS Special Citation Award
Andreas Geistlich, PhD, executive chair of Geistlich Pharma North America, was recently given the Board of Trustees Special Citation Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
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University of Pikeville to name upcoming dental school after donors
The University of Pikeville's College of Dental Medicine will be named after the family of donors that helped establish the dental school.
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Dental practice schedules hit lowest point of 2023
Dental practice schedules were 83.1 percent full in September, the least full month of 2023, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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ADA urges support for REDI Act
The American Dental Association is requesting support from dental professionals for the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act.
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New York City dental offices damaged by floods
Two New York City dental practices were recently damaged by floods after heavy rain hit the area, CBS New York reported Sept. 29.
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State of dentistry in Iowa: 12 things to know
Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Iowa:
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Top 10 dental, DSO stories in September
Stories about court cases, investments and new DSOs were among the most-read articles covered by Becker's this month.
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Viome launches oral health, cancer detection test
Viome Life Sciences, a health technology company, launched a test that detects biomarkers associated with oral health conditions as well as oral and throat cancer.
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6 Ohio dentistry updates
Here are six updates on the dental industry in Ohio that Becker's has reported on since July 17:
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Tennessee dental school opens 2 clinic sites
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry opened two student clinical rotation sites.
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Appointment wait times have nearly doubled since pandemic
A new patient waited 8.1 days for an initial dentist appointment in 2019, while new patients in 2022 waited 16 days, according to data collected by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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How discrimination, socioeconomic factors contribute to oral health disparities: Report
Thirty-seven percent of adults who have experienced discrimination have not undergone a routine dental visit in the last 12 months, according to new data from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
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Lawsuit filed against shuttered Vermont dental practice
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a dental practice in South Burlington, Vt., that closed earlier this year, according to a Sept. 22 report by mychamplainvalley.com.
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Missouri dentist retires after nearly 50 years of practice
Dennis McCaffrey, DDS, recently retired from his practice after 48 years of service in the dental industry, Leader Publications reported Sept. 25.
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High Point University breaks ground on new dental school
High Point (N.C.) University recently broke ground on its upcoming dental school.
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