Here are six headlines and updates on the dental industry in New York, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 2:
1. Patients were left with questions after a dental office in Liverpool, N.Y., temporarily closed without explanation.
2. Watertown, N.Y.-based Jefferson Community College announced plans to launch a dental hygiene program.
3. Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental added a New York City practice to its network.
4. Elmira, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Orthodontics abruptly closed.
5. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened its eighth outpatient dental practice in Lake Success, N.Y.
6. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired the office of Joseph Pantaleo, DDS, in Smithtown, N.Y.