Dentists

Las Vegas-based Absolute Dental has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its data breach from earlier this year.  Absolute Dental, which has more than 50 locations across the state, discovered that an unauthorized party…

From DSO acquisitions to legislative proposals, here are 10 dental industry updates that have taken place in Florida since October: 1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added a Florida dental practice to its network.  2. A Florida House Health Professions…

Davary & Smith Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant Center has opened in Sterling, Va. The practice was founded by Ashkan Davary, DDS, MD, and Christopher Smith, DDS, MD, according to a Dec. 22 news release. The facility offers…

Here are 11 dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

A dentist in Maryland was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled, dangerous substances. Andrew Fried, DMD, owned a solo dental practice in Nottingham, Md., and unlawfully distributed oxycodone, a Schedule…

Here are five updates on California’s dental industry, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 7: 1. The University of California San Francisco acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif., campus to upgrade its dental school.  2. Salt Lake…

Here are four updates on unlicensed dentistry since September: 1. A grand jury indicted a man in Atlanta who has been accused of performing cosmetic dental procedures without a dental license. 2. A Texas man was given probation and ordered…

The University of California San Francisco has acquired two buildings next to its Mission Bay, Calif., campus to upgrade its dental school.  The university plans to remodel the buildings to include a 60,000-square-foot education center for dental, medicine, nursing pharmacy…

Here are eight dental industry deals worth more than $142 million that Becker’s has covered since October: 1. Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners launched its initial public offering of 1,535,000 shares of its common stock at the price of $13 per…

A private dental practice in Millersville, Md., has a new owner and name.  Shipley’s Dental Care, previously known as McCarl Dental Group, is now owned by Michelle, Perez, DDS, according to a Dec. 16 news release from the practice.  The…