Industry News

NYSDA Asks Cuomo to Reopen New York Dental Practices

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to rescind his emergency order limiting dental practices to emergency and urgent care and to expedite and immediately approve Department of Health guidelines allowing dental

Industry News

Independent Dental Practices to Face Marketing Challenges After the Pandemic

Independent dental practices will face increasingly competitive marketing challenges after the pandemic is over, according to a benchmark study from DMscore. The data and marketing company expects dental service organizations (DSOs) with bigger marketing budgets to increase their

Industry News

20% of Dental Practices Are Fully Closed

According to Net32 Inc, 68% of dental practices are open by appointment only, 20% are fully closed, and 12% are open for emergencies only, based on an April 25 survey of 1,094 dentists across the United States.

Industry News

Tennessee Dental Practices Reopen

Effective at 12:01 am on May 6, dentists in Tennessee may resume non-emergency dental and oral procedures including hygiene visits, cosmetic procedures, and other elective treatment. Practicing dentists in Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, and Sullivan County are

Todays Dental News

The SBA Relief Package: What’s in It and How Dental Practices Can Act

As dental practices have been forced to halt business as usual during the pandemic crisis, there are still bills that must get paid if you’re the business owner. Costs like payroll, benefits, utilities, rent, mortgage, and outstanding debts

Industry News

TDA Advises Caution as Texas Dental Practices Reopen on May 1

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that dental practices in the state can reopen on Friday, May 1. The Texas Dental Association (TDA), however, says that practices that do decide to reopen should exercise caution and follow suggested

Industry News

Kentucky Dental Practices Reopen With Enhanced Protections

Dental practices and other healthcare facilities in Kentucky can resume treatment as part of the state’s plan to reopen its economy, though the governor’s office advises that their operations will be “vastly different” compared to before the COVID-19

Industry News

Utah Reopens Dental Practices

Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced that dental practices can reopen and perform elective and other procedures, as long as adequate infection control practices are in effect, during his April 22 briefing. Full guidelines are available at coronavirus.utah.gov. 

Industry News

Patients Prefer “Modern” Dental Practices

Most patients prefer more “modern” dental practices—those that send both appointment reminders and payment requests via text messages, for example—according to a February survey of 1,137 random dental patients by Weave. However, the survey also found lazy and

Industry News

78% of Dental Practices at High Risk of Security Vulnerabilities

Seventy-eight percent of dental practices are at high risk for security vulnerabilities, with the most common issue a lack of encryption of backup drives or devices, according to Medix Dental IT, which says it has conducted a first-of-its-kind