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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Tend recently opened an office in Arlington, Va., ARL now reported April 24. The new office is located in Arlington’s Pentagon City neighborhood, and is led by Esther Park, DDS.

Morristown, Vt.-based Lamoille Health Partners recently avoided the eviction of its dental clinic by catching up on late payments after the nonprofit’s landlord accused it of breaching its lease ...

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 ...

Some of the challenges holding the dentistry industry back from advancing further include rising costs, student loan debt and insurance reimbursements, according to those in the industry. Six dentists ...

Demand for dental implants is growing despite economic challenges facing patients, according to Richard Hall, the president and CEO of U.S. Oral Surgery Management. USOSM is a management services ...