Dentists

A Waynesville, N.C.-based dental practice that has been a family-owned practice for more than 100 years is getting a new owner and a new name, according to The Mountaineer.

Chetek, Wis.-based Sather Family Dental was destroyed in a Jan. 3 fire, according to ABC and CW+ affiliate WQOW.

A dentist surprised a high school student expecting a wisdom tooth extraction with a car instead, according to the Sand Springs Leader.

The Global Summits Institute announced Jan. 1 that it had released its 2020 World's Top 100 Doctors in Dentistry list.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Colorado's Dental Board has suspended the license of a Denver dentist who abruptly closed his dental practice in October, Denver 7 reports. 

Many of the lawsuits filed by consumers and investors against SmileDirectClub have been dropped, according to the Nashville Post.

A Morrisville, Pa.-based dentist has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that she mishandled opioids at her dental practice, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

A 64-year-old dentist in Missouri surrendered his license earlier this month after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud in March, according to a Springfield News-Leader report.

The former office manager of a dental practice in Utah was charged with stealing $96,000 to pay for personal expenses, according to a KJZZ report.