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.

A driver crashed into an Ohio dental office Feb. 20, WKRC reported.

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

Staffing shortages and inflation are two of the biggest challenges facing dental practices and DSOs this year.

Six dental practices were damaged recently in incidents ranging from fires to car crashes. 

The Illinois State Dental Society's legislative agenda in 2024 is centered around dental insurance reform, the Dental Practice Act and the Illinois Medicaid Program, according to a Feb. 15 news release. 

A driver recently crashed into the entrance of Apple Family Dental in Longview, Wash., The Daily News reported Feb. 15.

The American Dental Association issued an alert about fraud attempts involving the Corporate Transparency Act. 

Dental offices in the U.S. generated approximately $478 billion in annual economic impact in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association.

About 16.9 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of Feb. 13, according to data from KFF.

Madison (Va.) Family Dentistry is closed temporarily after a fire damaged the office, The MadRapp Recorder reported Feb. 15.

A second employee at a Houston dental clinic has been convicted as part of a $6 million fraud and bribery scheme.

Here are 10 headlines and statistics on the state of dentistry in California in 2024:

Ridgeland, Miss.-based Harmony Dental Care is relocating into a new, upgraded facility.