Here are five federal government and policy updates since Feb. 20: 1. More than 100 members of the American Association of Orthodontists met with federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to advocate for policies related to orthodontic care. 2. The American…
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Here are seven notable updates about the dental industry in Arizona: 1. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is partnering with the Delta Dental Foundation of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to launch a program that will address workforce shortages. The program…
A Connecticut dentist was pronounced dead after a plane crash in Deep River, Conn., according to Connecticut State Police. CSP said in a news release that officials responded to a report of a small glider that crashed into the woods…
The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners has denied the license reinstatement of a dentist who it claims is responsible for a patient’s death. In 2022, the board charged Christian Anderson, DMD, with negligence and malpractice after a patient, to…
Mark Bowman, DDS, was confirmed to be the owner of a small plane that crashed in Greenville, N.C., on March 14, WITN reported. The crash occurred at about 7:50 a.m. March 14 near the Pitt-Greenville Airport, killing the two people…
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Here are four dentists who have made headlines since March 10: 1. The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission denied the dental license of a dentist in Holt, Mich. 2. Jeff Fordice, DDS, of Fairmont, Minn., is set to retire after…
The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission denied the dental license of a dentist in Holt, Mich. Edward Liu, DDS, was involved in at least three medical malpractice settlements in January 2009, May 2011 and September 2020, according to a March…
Jeff Fordice, DDS, of Fairmont, Minn., is set to retire after more than 40 years in the dental industry, according to a March 14 report from Fairmont Sentinel. Dr. Fordice opened his practice, Birch Street Dentistry, in 1984 and has…
A New York woman was recently charged with running an illegal dental practice inside of a house, dailyvoice.com reported March 13. Yolany Mejia Carranza, 55, was arrested after detectives executed a search warrant at a home in Huntington, N.Y., and…
De Pere, Wis.-based MAC Dental Center has opened a new facility after merging its previous two locations. The new practice has modern treatment rooms equipped with new dental technology, according to a March 14 news release. MAC Dental center is…