Here are the legal settlements affecting dental companies that have taken place since February: 1. Chicago-based Aspen Dental will pay $2 million in penalties and $300,000 in restitution to settle allegations from the California attorney general that it unlawfully interfered…
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River Hills Community Health Center, a network of healthcare clinics in Iowa, is closing two of its locations that offer dental services due to financial challenges. Four notes: 1. The center recently announced it will close its Richland and Centerville…
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed legislation that makes several changes to the practice of dentistry in order to increase access for patients. Among its changes, House Bill 3934 expands the list of recognized accrediting agencies to include the American Dental…
Dental practice owners are missing out on value when selling their practice, especially when accepting unsolicited offers from DSOs, according to a new report. TUSK Practice Sales, a healthcare mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, published a guide on May 12…
Several dental practices and clinics have closed this year over financial challenges as operational costs surge in healthcare. Four updates since January: 1. A dental clinic operated by the Hamilton County Health & Social Services Division in Chattanooga, Tenn., is…
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The Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine in El Paso is launching a master’s degree program in dentistry with a specialization in orthodontics, according to a May 8 report from CBS 4 News. The new program includes a certificate…
Verber Dental Group, which has 14 locations in Pennsylvania, recently suffered a data breach that may have involved protected health information. The dental group identified unusual activity within its network Jan. 27, according to a May 8 website notice. An…
U.S. Bank is now offering a new loan to help dentists open their first dental practice. The company previously only offered loan products for the acquisition of existing practices or for established owners to open new locations, according to a…
The Northeast Ohio Medical University Bitonte College of Dentistry recently received a $500,000 donation from Darrell and Ronna McNair. Mr. McNair is chair of the NEOMED Board of Trustees and president and CEO of MVP Plastics. Mrs. McNair is the…
Here are 12 dentists who have made headlines in the last week: