A former West Des Moines, IA, dentist who has been sued six times for medical malpractice has been sanctioned for the third time by the Iowa Dental Board. The board’s decision, however, comes at least ...

Engaging in risky behaviors and a lack of positive social support may spell trouble for one's oral health, reports a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.

Dental service organization (DSO) Heartland Dental was sued in a class action lawsuit, which claims the DSO allegedly uses a telephone service that employs artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze ...

Dr. Tom Giacobbi discusses why dentists should understand artificial intelligence's (AI) potential for their practice, even if they don't believe AI is the right fit for them.

More than one-third of people in the U.S. experience candy-related dental problems, including damaged crowns, according to survey results. As people dig into Halloween treats today, they may want to ...

Dental service organizations (DSO) Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services continue as the top three largest DSOs in the U.S., respectively. However, Heartland was the ...

While dental service organizations (DSO) Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services maintained their stronghold as the top three largest DSOs in the U.S., respectively, they ...

A pediatric dentist in Georgia accused of having more than 2,700 images and videos of children, including some featuring kids younger than 12, has pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Department of ...

The dental industry is undergoing a transformation marked by a consolidation wave that has been steadily gaining momentum. Knowledge is power, and as we find ourselves halfway through this wave, it's ...

Drs. John Blake, president of the California Dental Association, and Bob Dokhanchi, founder of Dentists in General, dissect the future of the ADA’s tripartite system.

The myth of “once perio maintenance, always perio maintenance” continues to hamper billing systems in dental practices. It's OK to alternate between prophy and perio maintenance codes, according to ...

Top 5 fastest-growing DSOs Organizations are ordered by the percentage increase in affiliated practices from June 2022 to June 2023 based on publicly available data. All company websites were last ...