A former lab instructor at the Topeka (Kan.) Correctional Facility was sentenced to 32 months in prison after being found guilty of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate, according to The Salina Journal.
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The American Dental Association, while in support of the HHS decision to appoint a chief dental officer at CMS, sent a letter questioning if the position is exclusive to CMS.
Oral medicine has been recognized as the 11th dental specialty, according to the American Dental Association.
Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
Estes Park, Colo.-based Elk Ridge Dentistry began notifying 2,793 patients March 2 that their information may have been exposed after a hard drive was stolen.
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A new lawsuit claims a New York City-based dentist "had a habit of exposing himself to the young female interns in his dental office," over a decade ago, according to SI Live.
Align Technology announced March 4 that it as entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exocad for approximately $420 million in cash.
A Glendale, Calif., resident was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for impersonating dentists and swindling banks out of $2.1 million, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub announced its approval March 4 of the American Association of Dental Boards' state-level examples of teledentistry regulations.
East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental is opening a new practice in St. Johns, Fla., a dental health professional shortage area, on March 5.