Helen Jang, DDS, and Sydney Olson, DDS, have partnered to open St. Elmo Dental, a dental practice in Chattanooga, Tenn., according to an Oct. 10 report by chattanoogan.com. 

Terry Dischinger, DDS, a nine-year NBA player, Olympic gold medalist and orthodontist, died Oct. 10 at the age of 82. 

Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College released plans for the site of its upcoming dental school.

Here are five acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in September: 

Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place in Pennsylvania since Aug. 22:

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Louisiana:

More than double the number of graduates of Morgantown-based West Virginia University School of Dentistry are starting their career in West Virginia compared to last year's graduating class. 

Here are four updates that have taken place in the dental industry since July 20: 

The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic, which is run by medical students from the University at Buffalo (N.Y.), has expanded to provide dental care services.

The University of Pikeville and High Point University have made several moves this year to prepare for the opening of their dental schools.

Here are five updates on the dentistry landscape in Michigan that Becker's has reported on since July 13:

Dentists affiliated with a DSO and dentists in private practice have similar levels of confidence in the economic recovery of the dental industry and their dental practice, according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Several dental companies have experienced cyberattacks this year.

Several dentists have recently been honored for demonstrating excellence in their fields.

The American Dental Association and the American Association for Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Research announced three dentists as winners of the Evidence-Based Dentistry Faculty & Practice Awards. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based Just Kids Dental recently experienced a cyberattack affecting 129,463 people. 

Javad Aghaloo, DDS, a dentist in San Diego, and Theresa Flores, his practice manager, pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud. 

Here are four updates in the oral surgery field that have taken place since Aug. 7: 

Here are 11 things to know about dentistry in Kansas:

Here are four updates on dentistry in Arizona that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 8: