Here are eight dental companies making headlines:  By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/10/19

Benco Dental plans to acquire Dart Dental Supply, effective April 29, according to The Citizen's Voice. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/9/19

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners revoked a dentist's license after two patients died due to "excessive" anesthesia, according to the Winston Salem Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/9/19

An unlicensed New Jersey man was sentenced April 5 to two years in federal prison for his role in a health insurance fraud scheme that totaled more than $2 million, according to nj.com. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/8/19

In the midst of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, dentists are weighing on how a trip to their office could save a patient's life, according to news radio station KYW. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/8/19

A New Jersey dentist who had his license suspended in 2015 for allegedly performing medically unnecessary procedures and committing healthcare fraud continued to practice dentistry, according to the New York Post. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/8/19

Artificial intelligence company GumGum announced April 4 that it will spin off its dental division into an independent business entity. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/5/19

A new app will allow patients to order up dental service to be provided in their homes, technology blog KnowTechie reports. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/5/19

Patients who undergo dental implant procedures may develop endocarditis, a heart infection caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, according to local CBS affiliate WUSA9. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/4/19

Five dentists making headlines:  By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/4/19

Here are seven dental companies making headlines:  By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/3/19

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. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/3/19

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. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/3/19

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 NBC affiliate King5 News. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/2/19

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. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/1/19

Straumann Group subsidiary ClearCorrect and Align Technology have reached a settlement over patent disputes in the U.S., U.K. and Brazil. By Mackenzie Garrity - 4/1/19

After allegedly abusing nitrous oxide at a Snohomish County, Wash., dental practice, a dental assistant has been suspended by the Washington Department of Health, according to Patch. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/29/19

The Texas House of Representatives passed a funding bill March 27 to build a dental school in El Paso, according to NBC affiliate KTSM. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/29/19

Dental manufacturer 3M agreed this week to pay $32.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged its Lava Ultimate dental crowns were defective, according to Mass Device. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/28/19

Other medical fields have seen improvements by implementing value-based reimbursement models. Now it's the dental industry's turn to use them, an Arizona State University professor says. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/28/19