Dental practice schedules in the U.S. were 88 percent full in March, the highest rate seen so far this year, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association.
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A Pennsylvania dentist hit with a $30,000 penalty and six other dentists who made headlines last week:
A comparison of the average dentist salary to annual household income drew the most attention in March.
Here are nine mergers and acquisitions that took place in the dental industry during the first three months of 2021:
A Georgia woman who stole more than $240,000 from nonprofits, a local dental office and the Georgia Dental Society has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
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Butler, Pa.-based solo dental practitioner Donald Brockley, DMD, agreed to pay $30,000 and take corrective actions to comply with HIPAA's right-of-access standard after failing to provide a patient with a copy of their medical record, according to a March 28…
Northcutt Dental-Fairhope (Ala.) agreed to take corrective action and pay $62,500 to settle potential HIPAA Privacy Rule violations after disclosing patients' protected health information to a campaign manager and a third-party marketing company hired to assist with a state Senate…
North Carolina dental practice Dr. U. Phillip Igbinadolor, D.M.D. & Associates was ordered by HHS' Office for Civil Rights to pay a $50,000 civil money penalty after disclosing a patient's protected health information on a webpage in response to a…
A former dental office employee has been charged with theft of property for allegedly stealing more than $13,000 from the Tennessee practice, CBS affiliate WREG Memphis reported March 29.
Dental startup company Tend will open an office in Rockville, Md., during the second quarter of 2022, Rockville Nights reported March 26.