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.
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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.
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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.
Since filing its initial public offering in August 2019, SmileDirectClub has made national headlines for various partnerships and lawsuits.
Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub has called the complaint filed by California's Dental Board against its chief clinical officer and company dentist, Jeffrey Sulitzer, DMD, "a retaliatory accusation."
The Vermont Board of Dental Examiners revoked a dentist's license for using improperly sterilized instruments and a history of unprofessional conduct, according to the Valley News.