Dentists

CMS released a fact sheet to help providers check patients' Medicare eligibility.

Eric Morrison, DDS, of Waynesville, N.C.-based Morrison Family Dental, has been placed on a five-year probation by the state board after failing to keep proper patient records, reports The Mountaineer.

Massachusetts endodontist William Arden, DDS, thought he may have been compromising when he entered dental school instead of becoming a physician, but he now understands that is not the case, according to ADA News.

Former American Dental Association vice president Robert Ferris, DDS, died Oct. 1 at age 83, the organization recently announced.

From a New Mexico dentist returning to work after recovering from COVID-19 to a Chicago dentist who is still struggling to procure sufficient personal protective equipment, here are the dentists making headlines this week.

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.