The total tuition to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, the top-ranked dental school in the U.S., is $153,400 for a resident and $291,400 for a non-resident.

Washington, D.C., saw the largest increase in the average annual for dental hygienists from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average pay for ...

Dallas-based Smile Doctors expanded its network during the first quarter by adding six new affiliate practices and one de novo location. The orthodontic support organization added six affiliate ...

Dallas-based MB2 Dental was among eight dental companies recently included on the Inc. Regionals 2025 list. The rankings are based on the companies’ percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2023. The ...

The manager of an orthodontics practice in Fresno, Calif., was sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion and obstructing an IRS audit. Pilar Rose, 51, prepared false statements that ...

Here are seven updates about the orthodontics specialty that Becker’s has reported on since April 1: 1. Thrive Dental & Orthodontics opened a new branch location in Dallas. 2. Chicago-based Phase 1 ...

Private equity firm Patient Square Capital has completed its acquisition of Patterson Companies. Patterson agreed to be acquired by Patient Square Capital for $4.1 billion in December. The deal was ...

State senators are looking into making changes to the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, according to an April 22 report from NC Health News.  Lawmakers want to move the board selection ...

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management acquired its first practice in Maryland, marking the 16th state where the company supports locations. The DSO added Clarksburg Dental Center in ...

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management has partnered with Douglas J. Valentine DDS Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Grass Valley, Calif. The company’s newest affiliation follows six ...

Akintunde Bowden, DDS, a Milwaukee dentist, was shot and killed at an apartment in Brown Deer, Wis., according to an April 21 report from ABC affiliate WISN.  Dr. Bowden, 41, practiced at Milwaukee ...

Dentistry faces new threats as community water fluoridation continues to be targeted, according to Barry Lyon, DDS. Dr. Lyon, the dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics ...