Minnesota has the highest average hourly wage for dental assistants at $30.62 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics updated its pay data for ...

Graduates from dental schools leaving with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, along with the lack of clinical experience students are gaining while in schools, are two troubling trends for ...

Many DSOs are utilizing benefits and other perks to gain a competitive advantage as competition grows in the dental industry. Here is what some of the largest DSOs in the U.S. currently offer ...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added an Indiana practice to its network. The dental partnership organization affiliated with Friedman Family and Cosmetic Dentistry in ...

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened two offices in New Jersey and North Carolina June 19. The DSO’s new office in Matthews, N.C., is led by Owner Vanja Alagic, DDS, and Managing Clinical Director Shayan ...

Dallas-based MB2 Dental has launched Carabelli Club, an affiliate program for dentists that is designed after the organization’s partnership model.  The program helps private practice dentists expand ...

Dentists earn an average of $228,740 each year in Delaware, one of the states with the fewest dental professional shortage areas. Here is what dentists earn in five states with the lowest number of ...

George Blue Spruce Jr., DDS, founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists, died June 3 at the age of 94. Dr. Blue Spruce, of Laguna and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo heritage, was known as the first ...

The Des Moines Area Community College received a $250,000 grant to construct a new facility for its dental programs.  The school will build a 26,000-square-foot building on its Ankeny, Iowa, campus.

Kevin Matthew Byrd, DDS, PhD, was recently given the World Perio Research Award for his work exploring the link between COVID-19 and oral health. The World Perio Research Award is given every three ...

Upper Dublin Family Dentistry in Willow Grove, Pa., recently experienced a data breach affecting 5,000 individuals. On May 13, the practice discovered that an unauthorized party gained access to its ...

Middle-market DSOs are taking advantage of artificial intelligence technology now more than ever to gain a stronger presence in the dental field. VideaHealth has added its AI platform to 50 DSOs so ...