Dentists

A Connecticut dentist has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that she violated the federal False Claims Act. Nazneen Jaffri, DDS, allegedly paid a third-party patient recruiting company $116 for each Medicaid patient referred to her for services above…

A Florida woman has been arrested and accused of practicing dentistry without a license, NBC News Channel 8 reported Aug. 22.  Emely Martinez had been advertising and operating a dental business without a license, according to Pinellas Park police. Investigators…

Michael Markiewicz, DDS, MD, a professor and endowed chair at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine, recently performed a sleep apnea procedure on the youngest patient ever. The procedure involves implanting a device in the chest that…

A Massachusetts dentist was recently accused of hiding a camera in his office bathroom. Patrick Tu Huynh, DMD, allegedly placed a camera inside a staff bathroom at New England Dental Group in Marlborough, Mass., according to an Aug. 20 news…

Alaska Medicaid providers are preparing for increased demand for dental care after the federal budget passage earlier this year, Alaska’s News Source reported Aug. 19. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law July 4, is expected…

Here are six recent updates that have led to optimism and skepticism in the dental industry: Good Artificial intelligence innovation AI companies are continuing to expand ways for their technology to be used in dental practices, and industry leaders are…

Thirty-nine companies were recently ranked among the fastest-growing private companies in 2025 by Inc.   Companies on the list were ranked according to their percentage revenue growth between 2021 and 2024. Here are the CEOs and founders of the top…

Here are four data breaches Becker’s has reported on in the dental industry since Aug. 8:  1. Dr. Doug’s Pediatric Dentistry, a dental practice in Logan, Utah, provided notice of a recent data security incident Aug. 14.  2. Precision Endodontics…

CrownPoint Partners, a real estate brokerage firm, has closed more than $51.4 million in dental sale-leasebacks so far this year. The transactions span 14 states and include more than 30 properties, according to an Aug. 18 news release shared with…

Indiana University is now offering a pathway program for bachelor’s degree students to earn a dental degree. The Bachelor’s/DDS Pathway to Dentistry program allows first-year School of Science students to obtain a conditional path for direct admission to the university’s…