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The American Dental Association on Aug. 12 issued its response to the World Health Organization's recent recommendation that patients delay routine dental visits until the pandemic is more under control.

The state of Texas on Aug. 10 ordered Dallas dentist Richard Malouf, DDS, to pay roughly $16.5 million for violating the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.

The World Health Organization released interim guidance advising patients delay routine dental visits until the pandemic is more under control.

The Drug Enforcement Administration's recent announcement that it will increase its prescriber registration fee has elicited some backlash from the dental community, but not all dentists need to register, according to the California Dental Association.

Frequently wearing a face mask could lead to gum disease in individuals who maintained good oral health before the pandemic, a dentist told upstate New York radio station WYRK.

The American Dental Association sent an email Aug. 6 to members enrolled in its Legislative Action Center, urging them to ask their legislators to back certain provisions in the next federal COVID-19 relief bill.

Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.

The American Dental Association sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration Aug. 6 asking it to delay its prescriber registration fee schedule one year.

California dental employee Karla Morales was arrested for failure to pay back restitution from a fraud scheme she committed while working at Delano Family Dentistry.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued new guidance Aug. 5 that prohibits healthcare providers from charging patients in their insurance network for additional fees to cover the skyrocketing cost of personal protective equipment needed to ensure safety amid the COVID-19…