Specialized Dental Partners has been the most acquisitive private equity-backed DSO since 2021, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the first quarter of 2025. The report analyzes ...

Five dental companies were recently included in Newsweek‘s list of the greatest workplaces for women in 2025. Newsweek partnered with data research firm Plant-A Insights Group to create this year’s ...

Large group practices and corporations dominating the dental industry may be an irreversible trend at this point, according to one dentist and CEO. The environment is currently much more difficult for ...

The Iowa Dental Board recently ordered a dentist to undergo remedial training after allegedly practicing dentistry in a manner harmful to the public, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported May 14. The ...

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened a new location in Garner, N.C., on May 15. The new office is led by Practice Owner Mohammad Spouh, DDS, and Managing Clinical Director Kristen Fields, DDS. Aspen ...

Here are 10 federal updates from the last 30 days that dentists should know: 1. The HHS Department announced May 13 that the FDA would begin removing ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for ...

Heartland Dental and Leixir Dental Laboratory Group have agreed to a four-year extension of their strategic partnership.  Through the partnership, Leixir will continue to serve as a laboratory service ...

Three people in Emporia, Kan., have been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry, KSNT reported May 14. In addition to the unlicensed dentistry charges, one of the suspects was also charged with ...

Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist has named Axel Lapica as its next CEO.  Mr. Lapica has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He most recently served as senior vice ...

The American Dental Association reaffirmed its support of fluoride supplements after the HHS Department announced that the FDA would move to remove certain products from the market. The HHS Department ...

The Maine Board of Dental Practice recently took action against a dentist for violating standards of care between 2023 and 2024, The Ellsworth American reported May 14. The board censured the license ...

The Northeast Ohio Medical University has appointed Sorin Teich, DMD, as the inaugural dean of its Bitonte College of Dentistry. Dr. Teich joins the Bitonte College of Dentistry from the Medical ...