Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will keep its expanded reimbursement plan for virtual visits throughout 2020, according to a June 18 news release.
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Timothy Wilson, DDS, was indicted on tax charges June 17 by a federal grand jury, according to the Department of Justice.
A former family dentist in Maryland pleaded guilty June 15 to promoting and/or distributing child pornography, according to the Carroll County Times.
A Chicago dentist is accused of selling at-home COVID-19 antibody testing kits that are not approved by the FDA, according to CBS' WBBM-TV.
The American Dental Association decided June 12 to cancel the in-person gathering of the ADA Florida Dental Convention Annual Meeting set for October 2020.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared June 15-19 the state's fifth annual Smile Power Week, according to a June 15 news release.
California dental facilities without an amalgam separator must install one by July 14, according to a June 16 announcement from the California Dental Association.
Indiana dentist Elizabeth Simpson, DMD, encouraged dentists to ask themselves "the hard questions" about racial health and income disparities in a June 11 blog post she wrote for the American Dental Association.
The American Dental Association endorsed Bento June 15, encouraging dentists to adopt its cloud-based dental benefits technology.
As of June 1, Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is paying an additional $7 per Humana member dental claim to help them afford the rising costs of care amid the pandemic.