The American Dental Association Board of Trustees has adopted an interim policy stating dentistry is essential healthcare to help guide advocacy amid the pandemic.
Dentists
Frequently wearing a face mask could lead to gum disease in individuals who maintained good oral health before the pandemic, a dentist told upstate New York radio station WYRK.
The American Dental Association sent an email Aug. 6 to members enrolled in its Legislative Action Center, urging them to ask their legislators to back certain provisions in the next federal COVID-19 relief bill.
A Connecticut dentist must pay $149,000 in a settlement related to claims he submitted to the state's Medicaid program for administering anesthesia to patients after his permit had expired, according to an Aug. 7 release from Connecticut Attorney General William…
Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.
Advertisement
The American Dental Association sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration Aug. 6 asking it to delay its prescriber registration fee schedule one year.
Below are tips to help establish family-friendly policies in dental practices as many schools move online, according to the California Dental Association.
California dental employee Karla Morales was arrested for failure to pay back restitution from a fraud scheme she committed while working at Delano Family Dentistry.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued new guidance Aug. 5 that prohibits healthcare providers from charging patients in their insurance network for additional fees to cover the skyrocketing cost of personal protective equipment needed to ensure safety amid the COVID-19…
Experts project a widening in oral health disparities amid the pandemic, according to U.S. News & World Report.