The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health will continue to advocate for dental care accessibility as the industry faces persistent challenges along with some new obstacles in 2026. Wade Rakes, the ...

Dental lab company Dandy has acquired Neem, a dental practice management software company. The two companies said they aim to advance digital innovation in restorative dentistry, according to a Dec. 9 ...

Here are four updates on unlicensed dentistry since September: 1. A grand jury indicted a man in Atlanta who has been accused of performing cosmetic dental procedures without a dental license. 2. A ...

Dental AI company Pearl was granted FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of dental pathologies on panoramic X-rays. Pearl’s Second Opinion platform is now available to use to identify caries, ...

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened two locations in Texas and Washington Dec. 18. The first office opened in Seguin, Texas, and is led by Owner Nader Mekhael, DMD. The second office opened in Bonney ...

Cheney, Wash.-based Eastern Washington University is planning a master’s in dental therapy program, according to a Dec. 18 report from the Spokane Journal of Business.  The Washington State ...

The DSO field could see massive changes with the use of AI next year, one CEO predicts. Faraz Edalatpajouh, DDS, is the CEO of Clark St. Dental Partners, a California-based DSO with six locations ...

The University of California San Francisco has acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif., campus to upgrade its dental school.  The university plans to remodel the buildings to include a ...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has directed the state health department to restore Medicaid reimbursement rates. Five notes: 1. The order will restore rates back to what they were as of Sept. 30, ...

Here are eight dental industry deals worth more than $142 million that Becker’s has covered since October: 1. Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners launched its initial public offering of 1,535,000 ...

Chicago-based Aspen Dental recently opened locations in Nacogdoches, Texas, and Casper, Wy. The Texas office is led by Kevin Hollar, DDS, while the Wyoming office is led by David Thielen, DMD, ...

Kevan O’Neill, DDS, has been appointed to a three-year term with the American Association of Orthodontists’ board of trustees. Dr. O’Neill is a partner at Orthodontic Associates of Northwest Ohio. He ...