Here are five dental industry updates that have taken place since Dec. 18:
1. Gilda Casas, DDS, a dentist in Texas, says her student loan payments are threatening her ability to retire.
2. Dental supply platform Torch Dental raised $17 million in financing to fuel its expansion in 2025. It also opened an office in Austin, Texas, to serve the South, Mountain and West coast regions.
3. Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS added Parkway Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center in Houston to its network.
4. Austin, Texas-based Swish Dental is planning to open four new practice locations in 2025.
5. Property housing a Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics office in Dallas was sold to a private 1031 exchange investor.