Dentists

From a federal lawsuit to a new dental technician school, here are four dentists making headlines:

Dentist owner Kalisha Morin, DDS, is opening a new dental assistant school in Holland, Mich., to expand avenues in which those interested in the position can receive training, The Holland Sentinel reported July 25.

Following a yearlong search, the University of Missouri-Kansas City has named Steven Haas, DMD, the dean of its dental school, The American Dental Education Association reported July 20.

The American Dental Hygienists' Association recently named Dawn Ann Dean its next president-elect.

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and College of Dentistry are partnering to provide required health screenings for pediatric dental patients.

A pair found guilty of wire fraud against a Fort Wayne, Ind., dental practice have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $2.9 million in restitution, according to the Department of Justice.

The Howard University School of Dentistry in Washington, D.C., has received a $500,000 gift from dental insurance company United Concordia's Dental Charitable Fund, according to a July 22 report from The Washington Informer.

The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes in Montana recently declared a state of emergency due to a lack of dental care, according to a July 22 Billings Gazette article.

Marietta, Ga.-based Chattahoochee Technical College's new degree program is working to train new dental assistants to reduce the current workforce shortage.

A Pennsylvania dentist acquitted of tax fraud has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated and that he was maliciously prosecuted when he was charged in 2016.