Here are eight dentists in the news this past week.

Dental access is lacking in rural America, according to a recent NPR feature.

Here are five updates on dental companies.

The Nashville-based dental support organization Marquee Dental Partners has acquired Mid Tennessee Dentistry, a multi-office dental practice.

This past Thursday, Sept. 8, marked the fourth annual Freedom Day USA — a national event where businesses across the United States offered free services to those who have served in the military. The event was founded by Robert Martino, DDS, owner of the W. Va.-based chain Wilson Martino Dental.

Kitrina Cordell, DDS, has received a $5,000 grant from the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Cordell works at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry in New Orleans, where she serves as the head of the department of diagnostic sciences.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso plans to open the fourth dental school in Texas with a $25 million gift from the El Paso-based Hunt Family Foundation.

Here are five dentists in the news this past week.

Khlea M. Sumani, DMD, has joined the Aspen Dental office in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Here are five updates on dental companies.

Filming participants as they brush their teeth might help teach oral healthcare techniques, according to a recent pilot study published in the Indian Journal of Dental Research.

Long Beach, Calif., dentist Ebenezer Bush Jr., DDS, passed away at the age of 96, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

The Arapahoe, Wyo.-based tribal clinic Wind River Family & Community Health Care has added James F. McFarlane, DDS, to its dental team, according to the Fremont County daily newspaper The Ranger.

Here are five dentists in the news this past week.

Gregory Gosch, DDS, is retiring from his private practice in Marysville, Wash., according to the North County Outlook.

Here are five updates on dental companies.

The healthcare product distributor Henry Schein plans to acquire the Polish dental distributor Marrodent.

Bill Lenkaitis, DDS, a former offensive lineman and team dentist for the New England Patriots, passed away this past Saturday, Aug. 27. He was 70 years old.

The American Dental Association Foundation recently named Nathan Suter, DDS, and Dhwani Joshi, a dental student, the 2016 recipients of the Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award and Henry Schein Cares Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award, respectively.

The dental support organization Aspen Dental recently opened a new practice in Stuart, Fla.