The Virginia Board of Dentistry reprimanded a pediatric dentist after it concluded that he engaged in negligent conduct and practiced in a dangerous manner that led to the death of a 3-year-old ...

Inflation is here and it’s real. Even if it improves, it isn’t likely that inflation rates will return to the extremely low levels of 2012-2021 for a while. This can have short- and long-term effects ...

Gum disease bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis may trigger a buildup of calcium in the heart’s aortic valve, leading to the life-threatening disease calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS), according to ...

A dentist in New York, who isn’t currently practicing due to an injury, was arrested on July 10 for allegedly sexually abusing at least three women he met online, according to a story published on ...

A dental assistant who pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching and taking images of undressed pediatric patients during x-ray exams at an Arizona dental practice was sentenced to 40 years in prison ...

DrBicuspid's 2024 list of top 10 dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S. include Heartland Dental and MB2 Dental.

Consolidation within any industry follows a predictable trajectory, and the dental sector is no exception. Drawing from Harvard Business Review's research on consolidation curves, we can ascertain ...

A Minnesota dentist known for allegedly illegally killing a beloved and protected lion during a 2015 big game hunt in Africa was recently arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI), according to ...

The lawsuits allege that Delta Dental entities hold more than 50% market share in each state, giving them leverage to reduce reimbursement rates over time -- even as premiums increased -- while ...

Ask a dental team which code covers periodontal charting, and most will answer D0180. The 2026 revision to the D0180 descriptor now spells out “full mouth probing and periodontal charting” as part of ...

Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) ...

Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...