Here are four recent CMS updates affecting the dental industry: 1. CMS launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. The launch also ...

Connecticut, Iowa and Minnesota have the highest rates of dental benefit utilization for adults covered by private insurance, according to data from the American Dental Association. The ADA recently ...

Texas has the highest Medicaid utilization rate among child beneficiaries, while Iowa has the highest utilization rate among children covered by private insurance, according to data from the American ...

Michael Schreder, DMD, and Jane Aldrich Schreder, DMD, owners of Schreder Dental in Lancaster, Pa., are retiring, according to a Dec. 30 report from Lancaster Online.  The married duo has provided ...

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery recently suffered a data breach affecting 501 individuals. The practice said it became aware of potential unauthorized access to an employee email account for the purpose ...

A new law aimed at improving dental care access and addressing provider shortages in Georgia will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, according to a Dec. 29 report from Capitol Beat.  Here are five things to kn ...

Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is urging California legislators to protect Medi-Cal dental funding in the state’s 2026-2027 budget. Five notes: 1. Proposition 56, passed in 2016, directs revenue ...

Dental artificial intelligence company VideaHealth launched several new products and expanded its services with DSOs this year. Here are seven updates from the company in 2025: 1. Vancouver, ...

Dental AI company Pearl has marked several accomplishments this year, including FDA clearances and industry partnerships. Here are 13 updates from the company in 2025: 1. Pearl was granted FDA 510(k) ...

CMS has launched its Office of Rural Health Transformation to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to care. Four notes for dental leaders: 1. The new office will continue to carry out the ...

The Iowa Dental Board recently reinstated the license of Paymun Bayati, DDS, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Dec. 24. Dr. Bayati was convicted in April 2024 of being intoxicated while performing ...

Here are five updates and headlines on how dental AI company Overjet continued improving and integrating the technology this year, as reported by Becker’s.