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…
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The Texas Dental Association has exclusively endorsed Bento, a modern alternative to traditional dental insurance, for its perks program.
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.
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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.
Patient volume at dental practices has been steadily declining in the last couple months as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, with 66 percent of dentists experiencing patient volume lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of…
Iowa has the highest percent of dentists participating in HHS' Children's Health Insurance Program, and New Hampshire has the lowest, according to poll results from the American Dental Association.
Forty-three percent of American dentists participate in HHS' Children's Health Insurance Program, according to poll results from the American Dental Association.