Dentists

Oral medicine has been recognized as the 11th dental specialty, according to the American Dental Association.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Estes Park, Colo.-based Elk Ridge Dentistry began notifying 2,793 patients March 2 that their information may have been exposed after a hard drive was stolen.

A new lawsuit claims a New York City-based dentist "had a habit of exposing himself to the young female interns in his dental office," over a decade ago, according to SI Live.

Align Technology announced March 4 that it as entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exocad for approximately $420 million in cash.

A Glendale, Calif., resident was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for impersonating dentists and swindling banks out of $2.1 million, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub announced its approval March 4 of the American Association of Dental Boards' state-level examples of teledentistry regulations.

Since the beginning of 2020, private practice dentists and dental service organizations have had to be cautious of an influx in hacking schemes. While some practices have been targeted over the phone, some organizations have been the victims of phishing…

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Align Technology claiming the company made misleading statements that violated the Securities Exchange Act, according to a March 2 press release.

Below are eight dentists involved in fraud cases in 2020.