From the Chicago Dental Society welcoming a new president to a lawsuit brought against a prison dentist alleging a botched procedure, here are the dentists making headlines in the past two weeks.
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Crestwood, Ill.-based Aspen Dental Clinic is facing 11 lawsuits filed on behalf of people who say they have been recorded by two hidden cameras found in an employee bathroom, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Chicago-based Clifford Law…
The Dental AI Council opened membership Dec. 10, encouraging anyone who wishes to join to become a member of the nonprofit seeking to boost artificial intelligence's role in the dental industry.
The ADA wrote to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supporting its interim final rule that will continue allowing its healthcare professionals to deliver services through the VA in states other than the one in which they are licensed, registered…
The Texas Dental Association has exclusively endorsed Bento, a modern alternative to traditional dental insurance, for its perks program.
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The University of Maine at Augusta will use more than $200,000 it received from three grants to double the number of dental assistant students it enrolls and add a new location for the program, according to a Dec. 7 Morning…
Lawsuit alleges California prison dentist botched procedure causing man to go without food for month
U.S. District Judge Will Alsup has given the greenlight to a San Quentin, Calif., prisoner's lawsuit alleging he went without food for a month after a botched dental procedure, according to the Mercury News.
Two Anne Arundel County, Md.-based dentists performed more than $200,000 worth of free dental procedures for five patients after their dentist had surrendered his license, according to the Capital Gazette.
From changes made to address the issues facing the dental community during the COVID-19 pandemic to revisions implemented to support federal insurance patients and address patients' smoking, below is a list of 10 times the American Dental Association updated policy…
Chester, Va.-based Galstan & Ward Family and Cosmetic Dentistry notified its patients that their information may have been exposed during a hacking incident earlier in the year.