Two DSOs that added practices in Georgia and four other dental industry updates that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 8: 

A Pennsylvania dentist was recently sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for sexually assaulting patients, ABC affiliate WNEP reported Jan. 11.  

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently proposed putting $178 million toward construction of a dental school at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Atlanta News First reported Jan. 10. 

Harmony Dental Center of Leesburg (Va.) will move into a new practice location in May.

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine's main dental clinic is temporarily closed following flooding, according to a Jan. 9 report by riverbender.com.

Pennsylvania had a negative net migration of new dentists from 2019 to 2022, with a net migration rate of -9%, according to the American Dental Association. 

Harold Slavkin, DDS, former director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California, died Dec. 22 at the age of 85.

Bill Sasser, DMD, has received the American Dental Association's 2024 Humanitarian Award.

Here are 10 oral surgery updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 19:

The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission and Shawn Keller, DDS, agreed to restrictions of his dental license.

A Maryland oral surgeon was recently sentenced to 45 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend, Fox 5 DC reported Jan. 3. 

About 33% of dentist owners plan to retire within six years, according to Dentalpost's 2024 Dental Salary Survey.

Here are 11 dentists who announced their retirement that Becker's reported on in 2023:

Two dental practices have filed a class-action lawsuit against Align Technology, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct, according to a Jan. 2 news release from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Three dentists who were reelected to Congress and 17 other dentists who have made headlines since Nov. 13: 

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Oklahoma:

An Indiana dentist will construct a new office at the site of a former restaurant where four employees were abducted and later killed in 1978, the Indianapolis Star reported Dec. 29. 

Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place in Wisconsin since Nov. 6:

Here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in Florida in December:

Here are six dental industry updates that have taken place in California in December: