Dentists

A Delaware lawsuit filed Nov. 22 claims SmileDirectClub was aware of regulatory hurdles threatening the company, but still sold stock at above-market prices during its initial public offering, according to Bloomberg Law.

A New Jersey oral surgeon and dentist had his licensed revoked Nov. 26 and was ordered to pay more than $517,000 for "gross negligence and professional misconduct," according to nj.com.

Radiologists at Bethesda, Md.-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center failed to read and diagnose nearly 2,000 dental scans, according to an internal investigation cited by The Wall Street Journal.

Dentists can expect Medi-Cal program changes over the next few years as a result of a new Department of Health Care Services initiative, according to the California Dental Association.

Two Kent, Wash.-based dentists were sentenced to seven days in prison and 400 hours of community service for filing false tax returns, according to Nov. 22 Department of Justice news release.

The average salary for dentists varies widely state, with a national annual average salary of $175,840 in 2018, according to Forbes. 

A Rhode Island dentist was ordered to home confinement after pleading not guilty Nov. 21 to four counts of first-degree child molestation, according to local NBC affiliate WJAR. 

Plummeting Medicaid reimbursement rates are contributing to the shortage of dental providers accepting new Medicaid patients in Iowa counties, according to ABC affiliate We Are Iowa.

The state is investigating a Spokane, Wash.-based dentist's credentials after he allegedly prescribed opioids to his sister 21 times and then took them for himself, according to The Spokesman-Review. 

Walmart Health has selected Roshan Parikh, DDS, to serve as the retail giant's head of dentistry, according to a Nov. 20 news release.