Here are seven federal government and policy updates affecting dentistry from the last 30 days: 1. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association shared concerns that the Education Department’s proposed loan changes will create additional financial barriers for students. 2. The HHS…
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Shreveport, La.-based Ochsner LSU Health has opened its relocated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Institute in Shreveport. The expanded clinic provides oral services including dental extractions, wisdom teeth removal, dental implants, facial cosmetic surgery, corrective jaw surgery and treatment of TMJ…
Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
A grand jury indicted a man in Atlanta who has been accused of performing cosmetic dental procedures without a dental license, according to a Dec. 11 report from WSB-TV 2 Atlanta. Brandon Dillard, who called himself a “top veneer specialist”…
A dentist in Follansbee, W.Va., is planning to retire at the end of the year after more than 40 years of service, according to a Dec. 15 report from The Intelligencer. Michael Pipo, DDS, opened his first dental practice in…
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Integrated oral healthcare provider Smile Generation and Delta Dental of Massachusetts are seeing early positive results for their saliva testing collaboration. The initiative offers chairside, saliva-based assessments to DDMA members at participating dental practices in Massachusetts. The saliva assessment measures…
A Texas man was given probation for practicing dentistry without a license, myrgv.com reported Dec. 9. Gerardo Casas, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of dentistry act violations Dec. 8 and was sentenced to deferred adjudication. He also must pay…
The Department of Education will end the Saving on a Valuable Education program under a proposed settlement with the state of Missouri. Five notes: 1. SAVE is an income-driven repayment plan introduced in 2023 to cap monthly federal student loan…
A federal appeals court has rejected a request for a decision that denied class certification in an ongoing antitrust case against Delta Dental, according to a Dec. 10 news release from the American Dental Association. Here are five things to…
Here are 10 updates on the advancement of integrated medical-dental care from this year: 1. PDS Health Technologies, part of Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health, partnered with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to implement Epic for integrated healthcare. 2.…