Here are six updates on the dental industry in Pennsylvania that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18: 

The Washington State Department of Health's Dental Quality Assurance Commission recently suspended the license and moderate sedation permit of a dentist charged with unsafe practices leading to the death of a patient. 

Sura Dabbagh, DDS, and Hayder Kafaji, DDS, partnered to open Bayshore Family Dental in Dunedin, Fla. 

A former dental technician was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay back restitution for theft of government property. 

Earnings are the top reason why new male dentists plan to change practice settings, while workplace culture is the most important reason for new female dentists, according to research from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Apple Valley Smiles and Orthodontics, a dental practice in Apple Valley, Calif., was hit by a car, according to a Nov. 1 report from Victor Valley News Group. 

More than 30% of dental practices have changed the way the workload is divided among dentists and other staff members compared with how they operated before COVID-19, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Here are two acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in November: 

Stories about court cases, dental insurance and dental school tuition were among the most-read articles covered by Becker's this month. 

From DSO office openings to a new dental school, here are four dental industry updates that have taken place in North Carolina since Sept. 5: 

Several factors could prevent Florida Atlantic University from opening its new dental school, Boca Magazine reported Oct. 31.

A former dentist in Pensacola, Fla., pleaded no contest to a felony perjury charge, according to an Oct. 30 report by CBS affiliate WKRG.

Fort Bend Dental, which has three practice locations throughout Texas, relocated one of its clinics to Rosenberg, Texas. 

The Milwaukee-based Marquette University School of Dentistry is renovating four of its pre-doctoral clinics. 

A Pennsylvania dental practice suffered major damage after a car crashed into it, wpxi.com reported Oct. 27. 

Aminat Osuji, DDS, took over Designer Smiles, a dental practice in Evanston, Ill., that was built nearly 70 years ago, according to an Oct. 28 report by Evanston Now.

Here are 12 things to know about dentistry in Michigan:

The American Dental Association is pushing for the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives to advance tax reform legislation and policies to help alleviate workforce shortages in the dental industry. 

From DSOs entering new states to a state's first dental school, here are 30 dental industry firsts that have taken place so far in 2023, starting with the most recent: 

Here are five updates on the dental industry in Texas that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 12: