Aspen Dental plans to focus on organic growth initiatives after a year highlighted by network expansions in various states. The Chicago-based organization has opened more than 30 practices in 18 ...

MB2 Dental is one of the largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting more than 800 practices in the U.S. Here are seven updates on the company from this year: 1. MB2 Dental most recently partnered with DS ...

Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health has opened its relocated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Institute in Shreveport. The expanded clinic provides oral services including dental extractions, ...

Increased practice profitability and more favorable economic conditions predicted by experts is leading many investors to be optimistic about M&A activity for dentistry. Barry Lyon, DDS, dental ...

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has selected Dentira as the enterprise lab management platform for its network of supported practices.  The DSO will integrate the full Dentira lab suite, which ...

A grand jury indicted a man in Atlanta for performing cosmetic dental procedures without a dental license, according to a Dec. 11 report from WSB-TV 2 Atlanta.  Brandon Dillard, who called himself a ...

Petoskey-based North Central Michigan College has unanimously approved a dental hygiene degree, the school’s first for-credit dental offering.  The three-year program will have one year of general ...

A dentist in Follansbee, W.Va., is planning to retire at the end of the year after more than 40 years of service, according to a Dec. 15 report from The Intelligencer.  Michael Pipo, DDS, opened his ...

Maine Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio has prefiled a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would expand the scope of practice for independent dental hygienists If passed, the would allow independent ...

Integrated oral healthcare provider Smile Generation and Delta Dental of Massachusetts are seeing early positive results for their saliva testing collaboration. The initiative offers chairside, saliva ...