A federal judge dismissed a case brought against Brian Perelmuter, DMD, after an inmate at Cheshire Correctional Institution filed a $5 million lawsuit against the dentist for punitive damages, according to the Connecticut Law Tribune.
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The Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Mesa received a $40,000 donation from the Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation to invest in a teledentistry program, according to AZEdNews.
Here are five dental companies making headlines.
Dentists continue to struggle with reimbursement as the market changes. Morgan Staley research firm AlphaWise examined the past and future reimbursement rates for dentists.
Five New York dentists, along with Bayridge Management Plus Corp., and LBD Management Corp., filed a complaint against Metlif to recover more than $2 million in unpaid claims, according to Crain's New York Business.
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Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will open a new $515 million health education campus in the summer of 2019, according to Cleveland.com.
Kansas City, Mo.-based TeamSmile teamed up with the Kansas City Chiefs to provide free dental care, according to KSHB Kansas City.
Hundreds of patients waited hours in line at various California-based dental practices to receive free care, according to CBS Sacramento.
Richard Gottfried, DMD, 65, was among the 11 victims killed by a gunman during a service in a Pittsburgh synagogue, according to CBS News.
Dental Aid welcomed Ernest Duff as its executive director.