A second Signature Smiles in Humble, Texas, has abruptly shut down, according to a Feb. 18 report from local NBC affiliate Click2Houston.
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Dentists should consider participating in Medicare Advantage to retain senior patients as they retire and switch from employer-sponsored dental coverage, according to the California Dental Association.
The Florida Board of Dentistry decided Jan. 10 to close its investigation into SmileDirectClub, according to a Feb. 18 news release.
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry has begun a $15 million fundraising campaign to modernize its facilities.
Since making greater strides to enter the healthcare space as a whole a few years ago, Walmart has made an effort to pursue dentistry.
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Yun Sup Kim, DDS, of Emerald Terrace Dental in Swansea, Ill., pleaded guilty Feb. 14 to a Medicaid fraud scheme that spanned three years, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.
A judge denied an Albuquerque, N.M.-based dentist's motion to have his insurance fraud charges dropped, according to local news station KRQE.
Nashville, Tenn.-based SmileDirectClub says an NBC investigation into its employee practices misrepresents the teledentistry company, according to a Feb. 14 statement.
A dental assistant at Tampa Bay (Fla.) Institute of Oral Surgery has been arrested and charged with sexual battery after a patient alleged the dental assistant assaulted her during a procedure, according to ABC Action News.
Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.