Workforce shortages are a long-standing challenge facing dentistry, affecting practices’ ability to treat more patients. Four dentists recently spoke with Becker’s to share how staff shortages are ...

Preventive dental care utilization has rebounded back to pre–pandemic levels, according to a new Delta Dental report. Delta Dental compared quarterly procedure volumes between 2017 and 2019 to those ...

More than 146,000 Florida residents visited emergency departments for preventable dental conditions in 2024, according to data provided by the Well Florida Health Planning Council and Floridians for ...

From international expansion to new dental colleges to practice milestones, 2025 has been full of wins for dental industry leaders. The 35 leaders featured in this article are speaking at Becker’s ...

Over the past few years, dental payers have added in new hurdles, forcing dental practices to adapt, according to one dentist. Downgrading payments for certain procedures and network leasing are two ...

The Minnesota Dental Association has installed Scott Wagnild, DDS, as president for the 2025-26 term.  Dr. Wagnild has maintained a private dental practice in Fergus Falls, Minn., for more than two ...

There are 7,424 oral surgeons in the U.S., according to new data from KFF. KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S. Here are the number of oral surgeons in each ...

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management launched an educational partnership with Tarnow-Chu Institute in New York City. The institute is led by Stephen Chu, DMD, and Dennis Tarnow, ...

Digital X-rays, dental scanners and artificial intelligence programs are just some of the new technologies in the dental industry that are making a significant impact on dental practices. These two ...

There are 159,562 general dentists in the U.S., according to new data from KFF. KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S. Here are the number of general dentists ...

A Missouri dental practice was significantly damaged after a truck driver crashed into it, KCTV reported Sept. 24. The ...

California is the state with the highest employment of dental hygienists, according to data from the Bureau of Labor ...