From DSO affiliations to staffing shortages, here are seven dentistry updates that have taken place in Minnesota since June 30: 

California dentists will be subject to several state laws going into effect in 2024. 

Choice Dental opened its third dental practice in Texas with the opening of Taylor (Texas) Choice Dental. 

Here are seven things to know about the orthodontics field this year: 

Investment in the oral surgery field has increased in recent years as dental companies see the profitability of the field. 

A New Mexico dentist recently received three years of probation for practicing dentistry without a license, KOB4 reported Oct. 25.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences received $12 million in grant funding from Delta Dental of Washington for its upcoming dental school in Yakima, Wash.

Roanoke, Va.-based New Horizons Healthcare is set to open New Horizons Pediatric Dentistry in Roanoke, according to an Oct. 25 report by The Roanoke Times.

From DSO affiliations to industry partnerships, here are three updates about the endodontics field that have taken place since Oct. 4: 

From court cases to DSO affiliations, here are four updates that have taken place in Maryland since May 25:

Here are five updates on the dental industry in New York that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 27:

The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and Stanford (Ca.) University are partnering to advance training for oral health researchers. 

Dental companies have continued to invest in oral surgery as the specialty is projected to continue seeing growth in the next few years. 

Radiant Smiles, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., has opened a 2,489-square-foot practice location, according to an Oct. 23 report by REBusiness Online.

Several DSOs and dental companies have partnered with or received investments from private equity firms this year. 

A former employee of a Pennsylvania dental practice was sentenced to at least 12 months in prison for stealing more than $20,000 in cash from the practice, wpxi.com reported Oct. 20. 

Four people were injured, three of whom were hospitalized, after a car crashed into a California dental practice, according to an Oct. 19 report by CBS News.

Three educational institutions have recently moved closer to opening their new dental schools. 

Here are two recent cybersecurity incidents affecting dental offices that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 16: 

A judge approved the U.S.' consent decree, prohibiting Jordan Hobel, DDS, a dentist who formerly practiced in Frostburg, Md., from prescribing controlled substances.