Stacey Poole, a dental assistant who worked in Allegheny County, Penn., has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the county, according to a Nov. 7 report by Pennsylvania Record.
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A Florida dentist and her husband were recently arrested and accused of participating in a Medicaid fraud scheme.
Here are six updates on the dental industry in Pennsylvania that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:
The Washington State Department of Health's Dental Quality Assurance Commission recently suspended the license and moderate sedation permit of a dentist charged with unsafe practices leading to the death of a patient.
Sura Dabbagh, DDS, and Hayder Kafaji, DDS, partnered to open Bayshore Family Dental in Dunedin, Fla.
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A former dental technician was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay back restitution for theft of government property.
Earnings are the top reason why new male dentists plan to change practice settings, while workplace culture is the most important reason for new female dentists, according to research from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Apple Valley Smiles and Orthodontics, a dental practice in Apple Valley, Calif., was hit by a car, according to a Nov. 1 report from Victor Valley News Group.
More than 30% of dental practices have changed the way the workload is divided among dentists and other staff members compared with how they operated before COVID-19, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Here are two acquisitions that took place in the dental industry in November: