An Ecuadorian man was sentenced for conspiracy to introduce misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.

The California Dental Association highlighted updates and changes to the Dental Practice Act, affecting dental permits, dental practice staffing and dental assistant scope of practice, according to a Feb. 19 news release from the organization.

Pelham (Ala.) Dental Care has moved into a new practice location, according to a Feb. 18 report from Shelby County Reporter.

Oral disorders resulted in $93 billion in personal healthcare spending in the 2010s, according to a study published Feb. 14 in JAMA Network.

Here are five dental practices that have recently been damaged by floods, car crashes and fires, as reported by Becker's since Jan 28:

A health clinic in Lynchburg, Va., has reopened its dental services in a temporary location after its building was damaged in a fire, according to a Feb. 17 report from ABC 13 News.

Georgia Southern University has opened an on-campus dental clinic to expand access to care.

A husband-and-wife dentist team has opened a dental practice in Coral Springs, Fla., according to a Feb. 16 report from Coral Springs Talk.

A Minnesota dental clinic is struggling to return to its level of operation before suffering from flood damages in 2024, according to a commentary article posted Feb. 15 by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Here are six federal and state bills being considered by legislators to improve dental care access, reform dental insurance, increase private equity oversight and more: 

Success Orthodontics has opened a practice location in Cleveland, according to a Feb. 13 report from Cleveland Jewish News.

Here are eight federal government and policy updates that have taken place since Jan. 15:

The offices of Margaret Parrish, DMD, and Charles Weston, Jr., DMD, in Aiken, S.C., were destroyed in a fire Feb. 13, ABC affiliate wjbf.com reported.

A bill has been introduced in California that would prevent private equity groups and hedge funds from interfering with the healthcare decisions of dentists.

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners put out a warning about people posing as dental professionals and performing unlicensed dental work in unsafe locations, wral.com reported Feb. 12. 

A Texas dentist was recently arrested on charges of invasive visual recording at a dental office, valleycentral.com reported Feb. 12. 

The North Dakota Legislature is considering two bills that aim to increase dental care access for low-income and under-represented populations in the state, the North Dakota Monitor reported Feb. 12. 

The Oral Health Products Inclusion Act was introduced Feb. 11 to increase access to oral care items that can be purchased with flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

The Maine Veterans' Dental Network will continue to serve patients in 2025 through a grant from  Northeast Delta Dental.

The dental clinic at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Washtenaw Community College has reopened, according to a Feb. 11 report by The Washtenaw Voice.