The University at Buffalo (N.Y.) received $1 million from Japan-based Sunstar Group to establish an endowment fund in honor of the late Robert Genco, DDS, PhD, a leading periodontal researcher, the American Dental Association reports.
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San Diego dentist April Ambrosio, DDS, pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing insurance companies $866,700, according to an Oct. 21 news release from the San Diego County District Attorney's Office.
Dentists graduate from dental school ready to serve patients as top-grade clinicians, but they may not be as prepared on the business side of things. However, maintaining engaging and efficient business practices is essential to the success of their practice…
The Nevada Dental Association is moving its offices from Las Vegas to Carson City, according to Northern Nevada Business Weekly.
California law requires employers to provide up to two hours of paid time off to staff who do not have the time to vote outside of work, according to the California Dental Association.
Anthony Volpe, DDS, Colgate's vice president of scientific affairs until 2013, died Oct. 8, reports the American Dental Association.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced one dentist — and countless other women — out of her job, Cassie Gafford, DMD, told NPR.
Oral-B has joined nonprofit Dental Lifeline Network in an initiative to improve the oral health of underserved communities, the company announced Oct. 20.
Daniel Klemmedson, DDS, MD, took over as the American Dental Association's new president Oct. 19, succeeding Chad Gehani, DDS, and becoming the organization's 157th president.
The American Dental Association's House of Delegates determined its president-elect and second vice president Oct. 19.