A man was arrested on March 3 for allegedly extracting teeth and performing dental cleanings at an apartment in Texas without a dental license and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, ...

A dentist accused of starting a fire at his Alabama dental practice that ignited an explosion has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to a press release dated March 6 from the Office of ...

Dentsply Sirona and Siemens Healthineers announced that the MAGNETOM Free.Max Dental Edition magnetic resonance (MRI) system has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A ...

A dentist and dental hygienist from a Washington, DC, dental clinic were found guilty on March 4 of conspiring to defraud DC Medicaid of $4 million and other offenses, according to the U.S. Department ...

Habits such as tobacco use and high-sugar diets during early adulthood may contribute to an increased risk of chronic oral disease by age 40, according to a study recently published in the Journal of ...

A Coralville, IA, dentist charged with repeatedly performing expensive, unnecessary dental procedures on patients will retain his license, subject to two years of disciplinary probation. In March 2025 ...

The trial of a Virginia woman who allegedly performed illegal dental procedures at her husband’s legitimate veterinary hospital ended in a mistrial on March 3, according to multiple news articles.

A Massachusetts practice manager convicted of committing $245,000 in Medicaid fraud, pulling a patient's tooth without having a dental license, and other charges has been sentenced, according to a ...

Consolidation within any industry follows a predictable trajectory, and the dental sector is no exception. Drawing from Harvard Business Review's research on consolidation curves, we can ascertain ...

"Both severe periodontitis and edentulism are highly prevalent globally, imposing a significant burden on individuals and societies," wrote the authors, led by Gustavo Nascimento of the Duke-NUS ...

Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) ...

An expert panel convened by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs developed the guidelines, which significantly expand the ADA’s 2012 radiography guidelines. They provide direction as to when each ...