A St. Louis dentist has pleaded guilty to wrongfully prescribing opioids to a woman for 10 years and lying to Medicare, according to local NBC affiliate KSDK.
Here is the latest roundup of dental companies and practices that have been in the headlines, including SmileDirectClub and Heartland Dental.
A Pennsylvania dentist has been accused of falsely obtaining food and medical benefits by hiding the income from his dental practice, according to Penn Live.
Tennessee officials are considering a $10 million stimulus package for SmileDirectClub as the company seeks to undergo a major expansion in the state, according to the Tennessean.
Below is a roundup of five dental service organizations that made new partnerships in June.
Several California dentists have reported getting calls from scammers posing as Drug Enforcement Administration agents, asking for money and making other demands, according to the California Dental Association.
A group of dentists and physicians in Illinois are banning together to fight proposed legislation that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician or dentist present, according to the Illinois Business Daily.
Police in Corpus Christi, Texas, are investigating a burglary at a local dental practice reported on June 17, according to ABC affiliate KIIITV.
A federal court disqualified a Naples, Fla.-based dentist's appraiser because the nearly $600,000 property damage insurance claim was more than the state's 10 percent cap, according to the Florida Record.
A North Carolina dentist was accused by federal investigators of not paying his employees overtime, according to ABC11.