Dentists

Raleigh, N.C.-based Night and Day Dental has reached a settlement to resolve a claim that it discriminated against a woman with HIV in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a June 17 news release from the Justice…

The Commonwealth Institute will honor CareQuest Institute for Oral Health President and CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, with its Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Award.

The Wisconsin Legislature's budget writing committee voted June 15 to increase Medicaid reimbursements for low-income dental services in the state's 2021-23 budget.

Dental offices in Pennsylvania are struggling with pandemic-related stress such as reduced staff, fewer patients and increased costs, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The Dental Commission indefinitely suspended the license of Luke Edward St. Marie, DDS, in an April 2021 agreed order, according to a June 16 news release from the Washington State Department of Health.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed new claims against a dentist, alleging he charged patients for missed and canceled appointments.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged a dentist with nine counts of sexual abuse.

From awards and mergers to criminal sentencings, here are six dentists making headlines this week:

The Wisconsin Legislature is considering bills that would authorize dental therapists and auxiliaries in the state.

A recently passed New Mexico mandate will require students who relocate to the state or are transferring to a new district or charter school to have had a dental exam within the past year before enrollment.