A former New York pediatric dentist who pleaded guilty to a sex offense against a child has received a five-year prison sentence, according to CBS affiliate WIVB.

Carla Trost, a dental hygienist who worked at Hanover Family Dentistry in Mechanicsville, Va., for 18 years, was fatally shot after she and her husband interrupted a burglary at their home, police told the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

William George, DDS, was put on probation by the Iowa Dental Board for failing to include periodontal charting in patients' dental records.

From COVID-19 violations to manslaughter charges, here are the dentists making headlines in the past week.

A Tennessee dentist died Dec. 23 after suffering severe injuries from a skiing accident, reports WJHL.

A Louisiana dentist has been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife, reports ABC affiliate KNOE-TV.

The National Council of Insurance Legislators adopted the NCOIL Transparency in Dental Benefits Contracting Model Act, according to a Dec. 27 news release.

Arthur Bushel, DDS, who taught at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and was an expert of fluoridation, died at age 99, according to a Dec. 26 obituary from The Baltimore Sun.

President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Alfonso Costa, DMD, a former Pittsburgh dentist who pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a Dec. 21 advisory after receiving multiple concerns from dental patients about surcharges related to COVID-19.