A Florissant, Mo.-based dentist was sentenced Feb. 5 to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to Medicare fraud and illegally prescribing narcotics, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
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Becker's has reported on $10,152,500 distributed this month to different dental organizations.
The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation announced Feb. 4 that it awarded $399,865 to 50 organizations for research, educational outreach, and other programs designed to improve oral and overall health.
Lawsuits regarding SmileDirectClub and lapses in dental care quality captured readers' attention the most in January.
The former co-owner of Springfield, Mo.-based All About Smiles was sentenced to two years and eight months in federal prison for failing to pay employment taxes and collecting unemployment benefits that he wasn't entitled to, according to local news station…
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Bend, Ore.-based Kemple Memorial Children's Dental Clinic announced Feb. 4 that it will shut down July 1.
Patients gathered around a Maryland dental office Feb. 3 to confront the dentist, claiming he owes them money after abruptly closing the practice, the Capital Gazette reports.
Dental spending in the U.S. totaled $136 billion in 2018, representing 3.7 percent of the total healthcare spending, according to a report released Feb. 4 from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.
Though several court cases against dentists and dental companies were settled in January, others are just getting started. Below are seven updates on court cases involving dentists and dental organizations.
The Dental Board of California is warning dentists to be cautious of scammers posing as board members to obtain information or demand money from them, according to an announcement from the California Dental Association.