BOSTON --Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. A number of states are allowing or considering letting “dental therapists,” professionals with a lower level of training, do the ...

A Valley man was awarded a $275,000 verdict after a jury decided a dentist at a popular dental chain wrongly pulled all his teeth without consent. DeWayne Smith won his case against Western Dental ...

The longest tooth ever extracted from a human has been removed by a clinician at a German dental office, according to a report published October 14 in the Swiss Dental Journal. After the tooth was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The family of a 21-year-old claims their ...

Veronica "Ronnie" Flores-Herrera is the Real-Time Desk Manager for KRIS 6 News, Action 10 News, and Telemundo C.C. The Emmy-nominated journalist has been covering news in the Coastal Bend since 1997.

An Arizona man was awarded a $275,000 verdict after a jury decided a dentist at a popular dental chain wrongly pulled all his teeth without consent. DeWayne Smith won his case against Western Dental ...