Several oral surgeons and oral surgery-focused dental companies have made headlines this month.
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Western Dental, Dental 365 and Affordable Care have recently opened or have plans to open new dental practices.
A manager and operator of a Houston dental clinic have been charged in a $6 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme, the Justice Department said Aug. 18.
Dental care startup Flossy recently completed a $14.7 million series A funding round.
The Rochester (N.Y.) Amerks hockey team and Highland Hospital in Rochester have cut ties with a dentist accused of hosting a racist and misogynistic Juneteenth party at his home with his wife, WHAM, an ABC affiliate, reported Aug. 12.
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Mike Costa, DDS, of Malone and Costa Dentistry in Knoxville, Tenn., has begun offering robotic-assisted dental implant surgery using the Yomi Robotic Dental System, The Daily Times reported Aug. 17.
Overjet, Envista and Heartland Dental have recently expanded operations in Canada.
Two dentists who pleaded guilty to tax charges and 11 other legal battles in the dental industry since January:
An oral surgeon accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients will be able to continue practicing dentistry, Fox affiliate KTXL reported Aug. 16.
Here are 10 dentists making moves in the dental industry: