The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has filed a lawsuit against two dental practices in the city, alleging they targeted low-income patients with high-interest loans, according to a July 28 report from ABC affiliate WABC.  The…

Nuvia Dental Implant Center will open a new location in The Woodlands, Texas, on Aug. 5. The center offers full-arch dental implant procedures, including Nuvia’s 24-hour implant process, which allows patients to receive permanent implants the day after their surgery,…

A former administrative assistant has been accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a Massachusetts dental practice, Brookline.News reported July 28. Emilia Fertykowska, 44, allegedly deposited more than 180 reimbursement checks into her own bank account instead of the practice’s…

Here are 15 recent dental industry updates in California, Florida and Texas: California 1. Aptos, Calif.-based Cabrillo College addressed all but one of the eight violations that placed its dental hygiene program on probation and at risk of losing its…

About 30% of dentists do not currently use AI and never plan to, according to a report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.  The ADA’s “The State of the U.S. Dental Economy” collected responses from more than 500…

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

Los Angeles-based Dentulu, a virtual dental care platform, is rebranding to Dentulu Integrated Health, integrating dentistry, medicine, diagnostics and preventive health services. Under the new brand, the company is expanding its care offerings beyond virtual dentistry to provide medical services,…

Cure Dental in Belton, Texas, recently suffered a data breach affecting more than 800 patients. The practice said on its website that it detected unauthorized cyber activity on June 25 that potentially compromised the personal information of up to 878…

Cuddle Kids Dental in Fort Worth, Texas, remains closed following the arrest of its owner, Chrishelle Hemphill, DDS, who was charged after a 4-year-old patient died during a dental procedure in April, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported July 23. A…

A Philadelphia dentist whose office closed over infection control violations plans to reopen the practice this month after her license was reinstated, NBC10 Philadelphia reported July 22. Smiles at Rittenhouse Square was shut down and the license of Kirti Chopra,…