Dentists

A Florida man unhappy with his dental insurance coverage threatened his dentist, saying he would step on her as she died, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal. 

Elizabeth Rojas, DDS, is considering selling her dental practices based in Los Angeles' Van Nuys neighborhood because the activity in nearby homeless encampments has made her and her staff feel unsafe, she told local ABC affiliate KABC-TV.

James Nickman, DDS, became the Minnesota Dental Association's new president during the organization's recent house of delegates meeting.

Miami-based Neocis, the manufacturer of the only FDA-approved robot-assisted surgical system for the dental industry, announced a $72 million Series D round of financing.

Madison, Wis.-based Artisan Dental has partnered with Carbon Credit Capital and Green Trees to become certified as the first carbon neutral general dental practice in the U.S.

Oral cancer is more likely to metastasize in patients who report high pain levels, according to research recently released in Scientific Reports, a journal published by Nature.

California dental hygienists and dental assistants who haven't been able to take the exams necessary to receive their licenses due to pandemic-induced restrictions now have extra time to fulfill the requirements, according to the California Dental Association.

Nearly half of all dental practices in the U.S. have experienced theft from staff members, according to a survey conducted by the American Dental Association.

Embezzlement is the most common type of employee theft that occurs at dental practices, according to the California Dental Association.

Tonawanda, N.Y.-based dentist Tiberiu Sfintescu, DDS, was arraigned in court on one charge of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor, according to local ABC affiliate WGRZ.