From saving a woman in a burning car to fraud investigations, here are the latest dentists making the news:
1. The Mankato (Minn.) Department of Public Safety honored Drew Neumann, DDS, March 22 with the Medal of Valor, the city's highest honor, for saving a woman from a burning car.
2. Tom Green, DMD, a Washington, Pa.-based dentist, shared with Becker's the three main supply chain challenges he's facing at his private practice.
3. Julia Hallisy, DDS, a San Francisco-based dentist, discussed the advantages of using teledentistry for diagnostic purposes, especially for pediatric patients.
4. Aspen Dental opened its 101st Florida practice, led by Saileen Ejtemai, DMD.
5. Gary Klugman, DDS, received a five-year prison sentence for violating probation after being convicted on charges of possessing child pornography and an illegal assault weapon.
6. Fraud investigations based on statistical records analyses have been opened for four unnamed Texas dentists.