Deals and acquisitions will still be made throughout the dental space but rapid consolidation might not be in the cards due to macroeconomic trends. J. Hedrick, the CEO of Dallas-based Smile Doctors, ...

The four richest people in dentistry have a combined net worth of $8.5 million, while the richest people in healthcare have a combined net worth of $49.6 million. Forbes used stock prices and exchange ...

Dental hygienists have the highest annual mean wage in the management of companies and enterprises industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for dental ...

A Kentucky dentist who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing opioids was recently granted a new trial. Jay Sadrinia, DDS, was the owner of Northern Kentucky Dental Center in ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed LB 148 into law, inducting the state into the Interstate Dentist and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact.  The interstate compact improves license portability for dentists ...

The dental insurance side of dentistry has not seen much meaningful change in years, seriously lagging behind other aspects of the industry, according to this CEO. Stephen Thorne, the founder and CEO ...

Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity recently added a Texas orthodontic practice to its network. Phase 1 Equity is a doctor-owned and governed DSO supporting orthodontists and pediatric dentists. With the ...

Here are 11 federal government and policy updates that have taken place in the last month: 1. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to advise the CDC to stop recommending adding fluoride ...

Pennsylvania legislators are considering a new bill to join the Interstate Dental & Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact, the Altoona Mirror reported April 16. Five notes: 1. The Interstate Dental & ...

Developing pipelines of dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants, providing cross-training to employees and creating career development programs are just a few of the ways dental ...

Here are four dental executive updates that have taken place since April 1: 1. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry selected Paul Luepke, DDS, as its next dean. 2. The University ...

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 is introducing a new program to create new approaches for clinical excellence. The Advanced Learning Series consists of one-day lectures presented by a group of ...