Cleveland dentist and community activist Eugene Jordan, DDS, who once served as the president of the National Dental Association, died Aug. 28 at age 83, according to local CBS affiliate WOIO.
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The American Dental Association is advocating for dental professionals to receive early access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available.
Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.
The American Dental Association developed an interim policy asserting that dentistry is essential healthcare, and it will be considered as a resolution during the ADA's house of delegates meeting in October.
A Florida federal judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Mauricio Martinez, DMD, alleged his insurer denied him coverage for income he lost during his Cape Coral practice's period of state-mandated closure, according to Law360.
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A man allegedly broke into a Bellingham, Wash., dental practice and stole $15,000 worth of property, before breaking back into the same business about 12 hours later, reports The Bellingham Herald.
An Oklahoma City-based dental practice will offer free dental care to unemployed residents during October, according to local ABC affiliate KOCO.
Security footage revealed a person dressed as a medical professional burglarizing a Naperville, Ill.-based dental practice, according to Positively Naperville.
Reopening their practices amid the pandemic isn't the only thing creating a tumultuous summer for dentists. Below are 31 of the most notable instances of illegal or allegedly illegal behavior regarding dentists, dental companies and patients Becker's covered this summer.
Informed consent, considered dentists' first line of defense against professional liability claims, has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients worried about contracting the disease.