Seven dentists making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/28/19

Dental hygienist students at the Eagan, Minn., campus of the abruptly shuttered Argosy University are scrambling to find programs that will accept their transfer credits, local news station Fox 9 reports. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/27/19

Two Vancouver, Wash.-based dentists agreed to pay a $1 million to settle allegations that they submitted fraudulent claims to the state's Medicaid program, according to The Columbian. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/27/19

Five dental companies making headlines:  By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/27/19

Dentists are overusing CT scans in emergency settings for odontogenic infection workups, according to a Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery study. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/26/19

Dental insurance carrier Superior Dental Care began alerting members March 26 of a security breach that may have allowed unauthorized access to their personal information. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/26/19

After receiving a tip about sterilization issues at three Philadelphia dental practices, the city's health department shut down them down and instructed patients to get tested for infectious illnesses, according to CBS News. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/26/19

A suspect was arrested after trying to rob a New York dental office March 19, according to local news station Pix 11. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/25/19

Dental manufacturer SS White has named board member Steven Paskin its president. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/25/19

In an effort to reduce Medicaid costs, Alaska's Health and Social Services Department proposed slashing adult preventive dental services, according to The Associated Press. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/25/19

Adults are skipping trips to the dentist because of the cost of care, according to the CDC in a report from NBC affiliate WNYT. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/22/19

A Mount Vernon, Mo., dentist pleaded guilty to submitting false Medicaid claims for two years, according to the Springfield Business Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/22/19

A former receptionist and bookkeeper for an Arlington Heights, Ill., dentist has been charged with stealing $625,526 over six years from the private practitioner, according to the Daily Herald. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/21/19

Spokane, Wash., dentist James Stein-Sheridan Shelby, DDS, pleaded guilty March 19 to fraudulently prescribing opioids and distributing the narcotics to a former patient, according to The Spokesman-Review. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/21/19

Five dentists making headlines:  By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/21/19

Dentists can be teenagers' first opioid providers. After wisdom teeth removal, young adults are often prescribed opioids, which studies suggest leads to addiction. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/20/19

The suspect in an Iowa dental practice robbery died shortly after the owner of the practice discovered him, according to local NBC affiliate KWCQ. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/20/19

Six dental companies making headlines: By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/20/19

Local commercial real estate firm Menlo Group negotiated the purchased Peoria, Ariz.-based Deer Valley Dental Village for $5.625 million. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/19/19

Local Wisconsin dentists are challenging the state's effort to pass legislation to license dental therapists, according to NBC affiliate WJWF. By Mackenzie Garrity - 3/19/19