Waco, Texas-based Stonehaven Dental and Orthodontics is being sued for $200,000 to $1 million by a local couple who claim the practice deceived them about insurance coverage for tooth extraction and replacement procedures, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.
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Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein saw sales drop 31 percent in the second quarter as Americans stayed home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to Yahoo Finance.
Jan Kippax, DMD, claims the Maine Board of Dental Practice "has pursued a relentless course to publicly tarnish" his reputation for years, according to an Aug. 4 court filing cited by the Sun Journal.
The old adage "you cannot manage what you cannot measure" is true in every business, and the dental industry is no different, Melissa Marquez, chief operating officer of Dallas-based Jarvis Analytics, told Becker's.
Twenty-eight new codes will be added to the CDT Code, effective Jan. 1, 2021, according to the American Dental Association.
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In Utah, three health and three dental clinics serving lower-income and marginalized patients will be shut down due to a budget cut, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
York, Pa.-based health system WellSpan Health is launching a mobile clinic program to improve dental care access among vulnerable communities.
The American Dental Association Political Action Committee rolled out its 2020 election center website to help prepare dental students and employees for voting.
Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.
Beginning Oct. 1, the Drug Enforcement Administration will increase its registration fee for prescribers from $731 to $888 for a three-year period.