Dentists

The last remaining consumer class-action case filed in New York against SmileDirectClub was dropped Feb. 18, according to a Feb. 24 news release.

A former patient of the now shuttered Muskegon (Mich.) Family Clinic is struggling to finish her dental treatment plan, according to FOX17.

At its new clinic in Calhoun, Ga., Walmart Health is offering consumers $30 medical checkups and $25 teeth cleanings, according to Bloomberg.

In a Feb. 5 letter to the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners, Neil Woods, DDS, voluntarily surrendered his license, according to the Capital Gazette.

A Houston resident has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license in his own home, according to local ABC affiliate KTRK.

The Illinois Board of Dentistry is warning local dentists about a telephone scam, according to the Kane County Chronicle.

Two out of 3 patients would consider switching to a different dentist who uses more advanced technology, according to a Global Digital Dentistry survey commissioned by Carestream Dental in November 2019.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Although many dental groups and organizations are growing at a rapid pace, some dentists have abruptly closed their practices for various reasons, including staffing.

A dentist with multiple offices in Massachusetts agreed to pay $135,000 to settle claims that he was running an illegal kickback program for patients, leading to improper payments from Medicaid, state Attorney General Maura Healey announced Feb. 19.