A New York dentist was charged with criminal possession of a weapon after police found 20 illegal guns in the basement of his dental office, ABC7 NY reported Feb. 17.

Below are 10 dentists making waves in the dental industry.

The Dental Board of California is investigating Khuong Nguyen, DDS, a pediatric dentist in San Diego, after allegations that he billed for treatment that was either not performed or unnecessary, according to documents cited by NBC's KNSD.

Western Dental helped provide COVID-19 vaccinations before the Super Bowl and Pacific Dental Services is expanding medical-dental integrated care in Arizona.

A federal agency issues a cybersecurity warning and HHS is funding a training initiative for primary care physician and dental residents.

Mexico, N.Y.-based Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation has added a dental assisting program to meet the demand for this role in Oswego County, NNY 360 reported Feb. 14. 

Former dentist William Dalton Thomas of Hillsboro, Ohio-based New Market Family Dentistry, received a five-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to two drug-related counts, according to court records cited by The Highland County Press.

A Chicago dentist who filed a lawsuit against Humana and five other dentists who made headlines last week:

Since her appointment in April 2021 as the program manager for workforce diversity and inclusion for Delta Dental Washington, Lolinda Turner has been working to address the lack of diversity among dental professionals and inequities in dental care, according to a Feb. 10 report from The Suburban Times.

Four dental companies made Forbes' best midsize U.S. employers list for 2022.

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has named Awab Abdulmajeed, DDS, director of its international dentist program, the school said Feb. 9. 

The combination of dental school debt and pandemic challenges has made things uncertain for new dentists.

A free clinic in Virginia is launching an urgent dental care program after receiving $136,000 in grants, WDBJ reported Feb. 4. 

A Rhode Island dentist has filed a lawsuit against the state after he was ordered to stop seeing patients for defying the state's vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, NBC affiliate WJAR reported Feb. 4. 

A Springfield, Ill., dentist is facing an indictment over allegations that he tampered with drugs administered to patients, according to a Feb. 7 Justice Department news release.

A Chicago dentist and his practice filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 4 against insurance company Humana.

In a 2021 survey conducted by the American Dental Education Association, dental students shared their top reasons for selecting a dental school.

Great Barrington, Mass.-based Community Health Programs launched a multi-year, $6 million project to increase dental care for Medicaid patients in Berkshire County The Berkshire Eagle reported Feb. 5.

Dentists nationwide are increasingly turning away from opioids as a form of pain relief for patients as the effectiveness of alternatives become more known, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Feb. 7. 

The dean of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine and seven other dentists in the news in the last week: