Amid national controversy for alleged Medicaid fraud and misconduct, Kool Smiles in Tupelo, Miss., has changed its name to Sunnybrook Dentistry in Mississippi, according to the Daily Journal.
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Patients who undergo dental implant procedures may develop endocarditis, a heart infection caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, according to local CBS affiliate WUSA9.
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The owner of Denver-based America's Children Dental Clinic is accused of submitting $400,000 in fraudulent Medicaid claims for three years, The Denver Post reports.
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Two unlicensed Arizona dentists are accused of running a scheme that targeted an elderly man who underwent a botched dental procedure, according to local news broadcaster ABC 15.
Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental has partnered with two-practice dental organization Southern Connecticut Dental Group.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened a nonclinical support office in St. Louis.
Seattle-based Neighborcare Health warned 1,250 people who were treated at several of its dental clinics to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV after staff failed to properly sterilize dental equipment at dozens of local schools, according to…
Ventura, Calif.-based dentist and periodontist Homayoun Zadeh, DDS, is accused of bribing University of Southern California officials to get his daughter admitted, according to the Ventura County Star.