Here are 15 C-suite leaders that have joined dental companies since Sept. 10: 1. Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners named Heather Brazik Smith its chief experience officer. 2. Sarasota, Fla.-based ...

Dallas-based Smile Doctors has added a new patient acquisition platform to support the digital patient journey. The DSO deployed Yapi | DoctorLogic, which will provide personalized websites for each ...

Here are five data breaches and settlements related to data security incidents that are impacting the dental industry, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 5: ...

Many oral health leaders are optimistic that the incoming Congress will bring improvements to patient care and accessibility. Here is how the results could impact dental care, and what providers and ...

There are nearly 5,800 endodontists in the U.S. as of 2025, according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.  The specialty has grown by about 42%, increasing from ...

Here are 23 dental practices and clinics that have closed so far this year: 1. Hoffman Stone, a dental practice in Springfield, Mo., closed abruptly, leaving patients and employees without answers. 2.

A New York woman was recently charged with felony grand larceny after allegedly scamming a dentist of more than $15,000, WKTV reported Nov. 4. Kayla Phillips, 28, allegedly sent text messages to a ...

Seventy-five percent of dental assisting graduates have zero debt, compared to 48.2% of dental hygiene graduates, according to the American Dental Education Association’s 2026 U.S. Allied Dental ...

Patients trust their dentists. Dental organizations and practices want to use that trust to make the dental chair a checkpoint for patients’ overall health. Jamie Clarke, senior vice president of ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry has broken ground on a 7,200-square-foot freestanding dental clinic in Decatur, Ala.  The center will be located on the Decatur Morgan ...

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Nov. 2 that Ohio will invest more than $17 million to launch OhioDENTAL, a program that will bring dental services directly into schools. The dental funding is part of more ...