Dentists

An employee at a California dental office was arrested Dec. 31 after allegedly prescribing herself a muscle relaxant 11 separate times, CW affiliate KTLA 5 reports.

Individuals seeking lower dental prices should consider medical tourism, according to a U.S. News & World Report article.

Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including SmileDirectClub and Aspen Dental.

A Kentucky dentist is donating all of his dental practice's earnings from a two-week period to Australian bushfire relief, ABC affiliate WTVQ-DT reports.

Bingham Farms, Mich.-based Timothy Kosinski, DDS, is seeking 16 patients for his program that teaches others his dental implant techniques, according to a Jan. 7 news release.

The Northeast Delta Dental Foundation recently gave Plymouth, N.H.-based Speare Memorial Hospital's Dental Health — a dental program that provides free or low-cost dental services to children — $2,500 for dental supplies, according to The Laconia Daily Sun.

A former dental assistant is suing the dentist and owner of Swansea, Ill.-based Emerald Terrace Dental after he allegedly made racist remarks and propositioned her for sex, the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

A study conducted by the Louisiana Board of Regents found that building a new dental college in the northern part of the state is not necessary, according to Daily World.

Dallas-based Texas A&M University College of Dentistry is scheduled to open its Clinic and Education Building later this year.

SmileDirectClub announced Jan. 7 its move into Asia, opening two new locations in Hong Kong.