Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
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The Texas Health and Human Services department approved MCNA Dental to provide coverage for state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiaries.
Three patients filed a lawsuit Dec. 19 against Knoxville, Tenn.-based Clarence "Buzz" Nabers, DDS, after he potentially exposed them to infectious diseases, Knox News reports.
A Hialeah, Fla.-based dentist who was shot outside her office Nov. 19 last month has died, NBC 6 reports.
California Dental Association President Del Brunner, DDS, suggested an opinion piece on teledentistry contained false information, according to a piece in the Times of San Diego.
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An Iowa oral surgeon has been fined $10,000 and had his license temporarily suspended after allegedly diverting opioids for personal use, local news source The Gazette reports.
On Dec. 13, the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners approved a proposal that would allow dental hygienists to provide care for patients who haven't met the prior exam requirement, NBC affiliate WECT reports.
Carbondale-based Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine was granted approval Dec. 5 to build a new clinic.
Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including SmileDirectClub and Delta Dental.
Twenty-one consumer plaintiffs under a class-action complaint against SmileDirectClub have withdrawn their claims, leaving one plaintiff in court and one in arbitration, according to a Dec. 18 news release.