The American Dental Association is calling upon dental professionals to contribute to its detailed study of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry by submitting reflective items that capture their experiences and emotions surrounding the pandemic.
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A Bellingham, Wash., man was arrested after a dental practice alleged someone used its account with a medical supplier and one of its dentists' credit cards to order three laptops, according to a Nov. 14 report from The Bellingham Herald.
Jerret Rosenborough, DDS, a dentist based in Dallas, was shot in an attempted robbery Nov. 12, according to NBC's KXAS-TV.
Sixty-one percent of dentists reported patient volume lower than their pre-pandemic level during the week of Nov. 2, according to the American Dental Association's latest iteration of its COVID-19 economic impact survey.
New Hampshire dental offices are unlikely to suspend nonessential care again even as COVID-19 cases continue to surge at alarming rates, New Hampshire Dental Society Director Michael Auerbach said in a Nov. 12 Concord Monitor report.
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New York City-based NYU College of Dentistry on Nov. 12 opened a new practice in City Point, a commercial and residential complex in downtown Brooklyn.
The American Dental Association vows to advocate for dentists' best interest, which often involves urging the federal government to adopt policies that serve them.
The American Dental Association joined more than 60 organizations in an effort to prohibit menthol-flavored tobacco products, as the flavoring increases the number of Americans who make themselves susceptible to smoking-related oral health issues.
Customer satisfaction with dental plans decreased slightly in 2020, influenced mainly by declining satisfaction with reimbursement and customer service, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's annual dental plan satisfaction report.
Though most Medicaid dental providers do honest and ethical work, Medicaid fraud is one of the most lucrative business models in U.S. dentistry, according to a report published Nov. 5 in the Journal of Insurance Fraud in America.