A New Mexico man has pleaded not guilty to threatening dental office staff for not seeing him without an appointment.

Police are searching for a man who broke into Sunshine Smiles Dental Care in Silver Springs, Md., Shore News Network reported April 29.

A dentist in Utah is retiring following more than 50 years in the dental industry, according to an April 27 report by St. George News.

A former staff member at the Augusta University Dental College of Georgia has been accused of embezzling more than $300,000, according to an April 27 report by WRDW-12.

Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center recently experienced a data breach that resulted in protected health information being exposed, WBAY reported April 25.

Somerset Dental Las Vegas recently experienced a data security incident affecting 11,321 individuals. 

The office of Stanley Brown, DDS, has reopened days after it was evacuated following the collapse of the building next door, WAOW reported April 25. 

Here are two dental practice closures Becker's has covered in April:

Here are five oral surgery updates Becker's has covered since March 18: 

A Minnesota hospital and a Utah-based health system are selling dental clinics to other community centers.

Park Rapids, Minn.-based CHI St. Joseph’s Health is selling its Community Dental Clinic to the Northern Dental Access Center, LakeLand PBS reported April 24.

Dentists in rural areas are much busier than dentists in urban and suburban areas, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Avesis, a dental and vision insurance company, is partnering with the Harmony Health Foundation to provide salivary diagnostic services to patients with special needs. 

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning new noncompete clauses for U.S. workers April 23.

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network is expanding preventive dental care across its pediatric clinics with fluoride varnish treatments. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is selling its dental clinic to Atchison Community Health Clinic, a federally qualified health center in Atchison, Kan.

An Ohio woman has accused a dentist of sexually assaulting her during a dental procedure, the Scioto Valley Guardian reported April 23.

A Washington dental laboratory was burglarized April 20, Fox 13 Seattle reported. 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center appointed Ken Tilashalski, DMD, as dean of its College of Dentistry in Memphis.

An Illinois dental practice is continuing to see patients after one of its offices was damaged in a fire.