Specialized Dental Partners has been the most acquisitive private equity-backed DSO since 2021, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the first quarter of 2025. The report analyzes ...

Five dental companies were recently included in Newsweek‘s list of the greatest workplaces for women in 2025. Newsweek partnered with data research firm Plant-A Insights Group to create this year’s ...

The Iowa Dental Board recently ordered a dentist to undergo remedial training after allegedly practicing dentistry in a manner harmful to the public, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported May 14. The ...

Heartland Dental and Leixir Dental Laboratory Group have agreed to a four-year extension of their strategic partnership.  Through the partnership, Leixir will continue to serve as a laboratory service ...

Three people in Emporia, Kan., have been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry, KSNT reported May 14. In addition to the unlicensed dentistry charges, one of the suspects was also charged with ...

The American Dental Association reaffirmed its support of fluoride supplements after the HHS Department announced that the FDA would move to remove certain products from the market. The HHS Department ...

Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist has named Axel Lapica as its next CEO.  Mr. Lapica has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He most recently served as senior vice ...

The Maine Board of Dental Practice recently took action against a dentist for violating standards of care between 2023 and 2024, The Ellsworth American reported May 14. The board censured the license ...

The American Dental Association and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have established the first-ever living clinical guideline program dedicated to oral healthcare. The ADA ...

The Northeast Ohio Medical University has appointed Sorin Teich, DMD, as the inaugural dean of its Bitonte College of Dentistry. Dr. Teich joins the Bitonte College of Dentistry from the Medical ...

A Tennessee dentist is feeling the effects of immigration enforcement at his practice, WKRN reported May 13. The Department of Homeland Security reported that nearly 200 people were arrested as part ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 567 into law, which expands teledentistry and access to oral healthcare throughout the state, according to a May 9 news release from the Georgia Dental ...