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Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a $50 million proposed class-action lawsuit against Knoxville, Tenn.-based Clarence "Buzz" Nabers, DDS, who allegedly exposed thousands of patients to infectious diseases, according to USA Today affiliate Knox News.

Cambridge, Ohio-based Woodlawn Dental Center reported a data breach this week, according to HHS.

The CDC released infection prevention and control guidelines this week for offices resuming nonemergency dental care during the pandemic.

A federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Colgate-Palmolive and its unit Tom's of Maine alleging they deceptively marketed the toothpaste as "natural," though it has synthetic ingredients, Bloomberg Law reports.

Arkansas' attorney general Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit May 21 against a dentist and dental office for allegedly running a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicaid and performing "bogus procedures" on children and young adults.

A regenerative medicine resource center led by Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan School of Dentistry received a $31.4 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, according to a May 19 news release.

A Florida dentist hired a teacher after some employees with children said they would have difficulty returning to work unless they had child care, according to CBS affiliate WJAX-TV.

Dental patients in San Francisco must receive a COVID-19 test before procedures that can produce dental aerosols, excluding emergencies, according to ABC's KABC-TV.

A Wisconsin dentist received a six-year prison sentence May 19 for tax evasion, WKBT News 8 reports.

SmileDirectClub filed a $2.8 billion lawsuit against NBCUniversal Media on May 18, claiming the news publication ignored facts and broadcast a story with over 40 errors in it.