The Des Moines Area Community College received a $250,000 grant to construct a new facility for its dental programs.  The school will build a 26,000-square-foot building on its Ankeny, Iowa, campus.

A proposal that passed the North Carolina Senate to allow private equity and hedge funds to own and operate dental practices not run by licensed North Carolina dentists has hit a roadblock, according ...

The Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing to discuss the lack of access to dental care in rural Pennsylvania, the Franklin County Free Press reported June 20. Six notes ...

Kevin Matthew Byrd, DDS, PhD, was recently given the World Perio Research Award for his work exploring the link between COVID-19 and oral health. The World Perio Research Award is given every three ...

Temple University is planning to open a dental school in Tamaqua, Pa., which will be the first rural dental school in the state, according to a June 19 report from Times News. Students at the Temple ...

Upper Dublin Family Dentistry in Willow Grove, Pa., recently experienced a data breach affecting 5,000 individuals. On May 13, the practice discovered that an unauthorized party gained access to its ...

Petoskey, Mich.-based My Community Dental Centers recently appointed Sherry Daisher as COO. My Community Dental Centers is a nonprofit organization with 28 locations in Michigan. The organization ...

Vermont has the highest average hourly wage for dentists at $115.74, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its pay data for dental jobs to ...

George Blue Spruce Jr., DDS, founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists, died June 3 at the age of 94. Dr. Blue Spruce, of Laguna and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo heritage, was known as the first ...

Administrative burdens, patient care and other challenges can often lead to burnout among dental providers. Colby Sowers, DMD, spoke with Becker’s to discuss some of the root causes of burnout in ...

Wilson Martino Dental, a practice based in Bridgeport, W.Va., has opened two new office locations, according to a June 14 report from Connect-Bridgeport. The locations, both in West Union, W.Va., ...

Cube Click has received approval from the FDA for Smile Dx, its flagship medical device.  Smile Dx is an AI-powered diagnostic platform that can identify caries, root canals and periodontal disease at ...