The 74-year-old man who allegedly tried to kill himself after shooting a dental assistant multiple times at her workplace in December 2025 has pleaded not guilty, according to a story published April ...

A dentist who worked for the state of Iowa last year is facing disciplinary charges of improper, lewd, or lascivious conduct. The Iowa Dental Board has charged dentist Paul Scot Kunch with unethical ...

In dentistry, we are trained to look for what is visible: cracked margins, areas of decay, and pocket depth measurements. But some of the issues that shape your practice most powerfully are hard to ...

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 ...

The list of the top 10 largest dental service organizations (DSOs) in the U.S. looks a lot like our list from 2022, with Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services holding on ...

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

As a general dentist, I’ve noticed that thyroid medications come up again and again in my patients’ health histories. And with them come questions we’ve all asked at some point: Is it safe to use ...

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) released a white paper highlighting how self-regulation may help dental hygienists improve public care and access to oral health services. Currently, ...

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) ...

Dental service organization (DSO) Salt Dental Partners added World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, located in Oregon, as a new partner. Founded in 2008 by Dr. Michelle Stafford, the Greater ...

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 ...

Despite expanding its coverage of dental procedures for Medicare beneficiaries with certain medical treatments, many clinicians don’t participate in the program. Dental experts told DrBicuspid what ...