Dentists

Visits related to a preventable dental condition make up 1.5 to 2.5 percent of all emergency department visits in the U.S., costing taxpayers, hospitals and the government about $2 billion per year, a new study from College Station-based Texas A&M…

COVID-19 rates among dentists were low in the late spring as practices reopened, according to an Oct. 9 report by the American Dental Association.

Roughly one-third of dental practices are recruiting dental assistants and one-quarter are recruiting hygienists, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute's latest poll.

An Ohio dentist and dental assistant were among those indicted in the largest healthcare opioid and fraud case in the Department of Justice's history, which included more than 100 medical professionals charged in relation to schemes that defrauded federal healthcare…

Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University will offset financial strains by closing its dental clinic and pharmacy Dec. 31, The Harvard Crimson reported.

CMS released a fact sheet to help providers check patients' Medicare eligibility.

Eric Morrison, DDS, of Waynesville, N.C.-based Morrison Family Dental, has been placed on a five-year probation by the state board after failing to keep proper patient records, reports The Mountaineer.

Massachusetts endodontist William Arden, DDS, thought he may have been compromising when he entered dental school instead of becoming a physician, but he now understands that is not the case, according to ADA News.

Former American Dental Association vice president Robert Ferris, DDS, died Oct. 1 at age 83, the organization recently announced.

From a New Mexico dentist returning to work after recovering from COVID-19 to a Chicago dentist who is still struggling to procure sufficient personal protective equipment, here are the dentists making headlines this week.