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.
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Forty-three percent of American dentists participate in HHS' Children's Health Insurance Program, according to poll results from the American Dental Association.
Dean Nicholas, DDS, was sworn in Nov. 8 as 2021 president of the Chicago Dental Society, according to a Dec. 2 news release obtained by Becker's.
Milwaukee-based Outreach Community Health Centers has contracted with Glendale-based Ascension Wisconsin to provide dental services, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Retired dentist Selma Pierce, DDS, died Dec. 1 after being struck by a car in Salem, Ore., The Oregonian reported.
As with any service-oriented business, dental practices sometimes treat patients who behave in a hostile or abusive manner.