Routine spore testing confirms sterilizer performance, safeguards patients, and keeps dental practices compliant with CDC and OSHA standards.

Cut reimbursement, lose dentists. Who pays the price when Medicaid access disappears?

Arizona wants dental assistants cleaning teeth with less training. Will patients pay the price?

Kentucky’s assistant-scaling proposal is off the table. Here’s what the Board of Dentistry’s decision means.

MARLBOROUGH, MA and VANCOUVER, WA – January 9, 2026 – Solmetex, LLC, a leading provider of dental consumables and equipment, today announced the acquisition of ReLeaf, an innovator in hands-free, high-volume evacuation for hygiene and…

Expanded partnership enhances practice workflows by delivering real-time data flow, bringing membership plans closer to daily operations.

Two new oral health roles are making headlines, but they are not the same. A legal nurse consultant breaks down why these two oral health professionals differ sharply in education, oversight, and impact on access to care.

How many questions can you get right? Test your knowledge!

A Sterling, Virginia-based dentist Tarek Badawy, DDS, FAGD, FICOI, recently posted a YouTube video suggesting a three-prong approach — supported by the Virginia Dental Association (VDA) — to address Virginia’s dental hygienist shortage. It…

EWU is moving forward with plans to launch a master’s-level dental therapy program, expanding the state’s oral health workforce and addressing persistent access gaps in rural communities. If accredited, the program would place EWU among a…