Dentists

Bettie McKaig, DDS, who served as the first female president of the International College of Dentists in 2019, died Feb. 3 at age 70.

The Give Kids A Smile program will provide free dental services to nearly 340,000 children nationwide this year, beginning at Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Dentistry Feb. 7., according to the American Dental Association.

Many patients were turned away from a free dental clinic in Kansas because it was so understaffed, according to the Dodge City Daily Globe.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

The Wyoming Supreme Court demanded a local dentist pay around $14,000 after the state bar association found that he wrongfully practiced law, according to Bloomberg Law.

The Florida Dental Association is supporting a bill that would allow out-of-state dentists to practice in underserved public health areas rather than introduce dental therapists, according to local news station WUSF News.

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.

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.