Dental 3D printing company SprintRay named Meena Barsoum, DMD, as its new global head of clinical strategy.  In the role, Dr. Barsoum will work with dental practitioners, educators and industry ...

Although dentists’ confidence in the economy jumped 20% during the fourth quarter of 2024, rising costs are still a major pain point for the dental industry. More than 45% of dentists reported ...

Here are three key updates on Medicaid and Medicare for dentists to know: 1. A group of 13 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Congressional leaders in April opposing cuts to Medicaid funding. 2.

Here are four dental industry acquisitions Becker’s covered last month: 1. Private equity firm Patient Square Capital completed its acquisition of Patterson Companies. 2. Reveal Dental Partners, a ...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added a California dental practice to its network. Albert Silvera, DDS, affiliated his Beverly Hills practice with the dental partnership ...

Nineteen attorneys general have filed lawsuits in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to restructure the HHS Department, USA Today reported May 5. Six notes: 1. In March, HHS Secretary ...

More than 150 dentists, dental hygienists and other oral health professionals wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking the federal government to end mercury-based dental fillings ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill into law that specifies the examination requirements for dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia and updates the procedure for the state dental board’s ...

The Orange County Health Care Agency is closing its emergency dental clinic in Santa Ana, Calif., due to federal funding cuts, CBS Los Angeles reported May 2.  The healthcare agency has reportedly ...

Saliva testing is often praised as one of the most innovative tools in dentistry by dental executives and practitioners. The development of rapid tests during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled interest in ...

Developing proactive responses to staffing shortages is crucial for dentists, dental practices and DSOs to finding success. The dental industry has faced staffing challenges for the past few years, in ...

Dental and medical supply company Henry Schein reported $3.2 billion in total net sales during the first quarter of 2025, according to a May 5 news release.   Here are nine more things to know about t ...