From COVID-19 violations to manslaughter charges, here are the dentists making headlines in the past week.
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A Tennessee dentist died Dec. 23 after suffering severe injuries from a skiing accident, reports WJHL.
A Louisiana dentist has been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife, reports ABC affiliate KNOE-TV.
The National Council of Insurance Legislators adopted the NCOIL Transparency in Dental Benefits Contracting Model Act, according to a Dec. 27 news release.
Arthur Bushel, DDS, who taught at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and was an expert of fluoridation, died at age 99, according to a Dec. 26 obituary from The Baltimore Sun.
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President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Alfonso Costa, DMD, a former Pittsburgh dentist who pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a Dec. 21 advisory after receiving multiple concerns from dental patients about surcharges related to COVID-19.
Dental industry stats and COVID-19 news dominated the news cycle in 2020.
From dentists giving back to their communities to facing lawsuits to handling personal protective equipment shortages to being elected to new offices, here are the dentists that made headlines in 2020, as reported by Becker's Dental + DSO Review.
A Kentucky dentist who pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud received a four-month prison sentence, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader.