Statesboro-based Georgia Southern University was granted state funding to build a dental school, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported Feb. 29.

The American Dental Association is creating a pilot program to help develop licensing legislation to support dentists with mental health problems.

Epic has become a major player in the dental space as a valuable tool for dental organizations looking to integrate medical and dental care.

Walmart Health has begun hiring for several dental roles as it prepares to open its first health centers in Arizona and Missouri. 

Former NBA basketball player Lamar Odom recently launched a dental practice in Lomita, Calif.

Six U.S. dental schools were recently ranked among the best in the world by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry opened a satellite dental clinic to improve dental health in rural Alabama.

Inmates at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Point MacKenzie, Alaska, have not been given timely or accurate dental care, according to a Feb. 26 report from the Alaska Beacon.

Here are five methods dentists and dental practices can implement to improve their SEO strategies and online presence, according to a Feb. 25 news release from Dental Profit Strategy. 

A jury in Luzerne County, Pa., awarded the patient of a Pennsylvania dentist $11 million in its verdict, according to a Feb. 23 report by PublicLawLibrary.org.

Delta Dental of Arizona and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix are collaborating to provide medical students with oral health education. 

Here are 11 headlines and statistics on the state of dentistry in New York in 2024:

Here are three lawsuit settlements involving dental companies that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 29:

From a dental clinic reopening to updates about SmileDirectClub, here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in Tennessee so far in 2024:  

From staffing shortages to new legislation, here are three dental industry updates that have taken place in Rhode Island since Dec. 18: 

A dental clinic in Tennessee run by the Hamilton County Health Department reopened following a three-month hiatus.

The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry's special needs healthcare clinic received a $100,000 grant to improve patient care and accessibility.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Professional Transition Strategies, a company focused on dental practice purchases and mergers and acquisitions, facilitated 103 dental practice transitions in 2023.

More than 50 organizations have expressed their support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act.

The global endodontics and orthodontics market is currently estimated at $5.66 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $9.46 billion in the next 10 years.