The University of Pikeville (Ky.) has received a $2.35 million donation to help launch its dental school. The funding will be used on a new pediatric dental clinic and a scholarship program, according ...

Dental assistants in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area have the highest average annual salary of any metropolitan area in the U.S., making $69,810 per year. Across the U.S., dental ...

Some of the most-read dental stories covered by Becker’s this month involved dental office closures, federal oral health cuts and insurance lawsuits. Here are the top 10 most-read Becker’s articles ...

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health is continuing to advance medical-dental integration within the healthcare industry through its newest business, PDS Health Technologies. The DSO launched the business ...

A dental practice manager in Pataskala, Ohio, was sentenced to six months in prison for filing false tax returns and not paying more than $760,000 in taxes, according to April 21 court documents ...

The FDI World Dental Federation urged health systems to include oral health indicators in EHRs.  The eight key indicators that the organization wants to see integrated are periodontal disease, caries, ...

The American Dental Association has rebuked comments made by Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, MD, about community water fluoridation.  Some recent studies have shown that sustained exposure to ...

The Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare passed a bill that would prohibit fluoride from being added to public drinking water, according to an April 24 report from KLFY. Senate Bill 2 ...

There were more than 240 transactions in the dental industry in 2024, the most out of 11 different physician specialties, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A report.  Here are five notes: ...

Several changes are needed in order for dentistry to continue moving forward, according to Geith Kallas, DDS. Dr. Kallas, the CEO of Smile Makers Dental Center in Tyson’s Corner, Va., recently spoke ...

Colonial Heights, Va.-based Commonwealth Dentistry has partnered with a dental practice in Chesterfield, Va. The dental group added Pfabulous Gentle Dentistry, which provides general and cosmetic ...

Increased flexibility, mobility and efficiency are three of the biggest benefits that dental professionals and organizations can expect from the Dentist and Hygienist Compact. The interstate compact ...