Here are three dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
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The VCU School of Dentistry has opened the Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic. The clinic will provide dental care to individuals over the age of 18 with developmental and acquired disabilities, and train oral health professionals in treating patients…
Dr. Doug’s Pediatric Dentistry, a dental practice in Logan, Utah, provided notice of a recent data security incident. In September 2024, the practice learned of unusual activity involving one of its email accounts. An investigation determined that only one email…
Here are six notable federal government and policy updates that have taken place in the last month: 1. The American Fluoridation Society opposed actions taken by federal officials to move away from community water fluoridation in the U.S., stating that…
The Wisconsin Dental Association has sent a letter to the state Department of Justice, asking the department to closely watch over Delta Dental of Wisconsin’s acquisition of dental practices in the state, according to an Aug. 13 report from TMJ4. …
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About one-third of Americans have not visited a dentist in more than a year, according to a new report from Cigna Healthcare. Cigna’s 2025 “Dental Trends” report highlights the link between oral health and mental health as well as the…
A former Illinois dental office employee recently pleaded guilty to accessing data from a computer after no longer working at the dental practice, Shaw Local reported Aug. 7. Lizbeth Sanchez, 34, allegedly used a software program to access a work…
Here are five dentists that have been disciplined by state courts or dental boards since June 13: 1. The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld an $11.5 million verdict against a Pennsylvania dentist who failed to diagnose and treat a patient’s oral…
Precision Endodontics of Raleigh suffered an email breach that exposed certain patient information. That practice said that on June 10 it discovered that its email account had been accessed by an unknown entity and that phishing emails were sent to…
Shamis & Gentile, a class action law firm specializing in data breach cases, announced that it is investigating a breach that recently took place at West Texas Oral Facial Surgery. The Lubbock-based oral surgery practice said it experienced a network…