Dentists

Three dentists who are supported by the American Dental Political Action Committee were reelected to Congress. 

The minimum wage in California is set to increase Jan. 1, impacting dental practices, according to a Nov. 14 news release from the California Dental Association. 

Smile Studio Orthodontics, led by Leroy Venn, DDS, opened a practice in Carrollton, Ga.

Three Alaska dentists pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of medical assistance fraud, Alaska Public Radio reported Nov. 14.  

A Texas woman is accused of practicing dentistry without a license, according to a Nov. 14 report by Click2Houston.

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor was recently ranked as the best dental school in the world by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.

Arkansas, Louisiana and West Virginia were recently ranked among the worst states for dental health in the U.S.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Children's Choice Dental Care has opened a practice in Bakersfield, Calif., according to a Nov. 13 report by Bakersfield.com.

The Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended the license of Karen Sheppard, DDS, a dentist in Hawaii.

An Idaho man was recently sentenced for a hacking and extortion scheme that involved several organizations and businesses, including a Florida orthodontics office.