Nashville, Tenn.-based Belle Meade Family Dentistry stacks appointments to help families coordinate busy schedules, according to a Dec. 4 news release.
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A bookkeeper and receptionist for an Arlington Heights, Ill.-based dentist pleaded guilty Dec. 3 to stealing more than $600,000 from the practice over six years, according to the Daily Herald.
Two former patients testified against an Anchorage, Alaska-based dentist Dec. 3, in a trial alleging the dentist unnecessarily sedated patients to maximize Medicaid payments and removed teeth without permission, among other claims, Anchorage Daily News reports.
Yakima Valley (Wash.) Farm Workers Clinic is scheduled to begin construction Dec. 5 on a $15.5 million clinic in Kennewick, Wash., according to the Tri-City Herald.
Reports suggest the global orthodontics market will be valued at $9.72 billion by 2026, growing at a 11.6 percent compound annual growth rate, according to a Zacks report cited by Yahoo Finance.
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Stanley Bergman, Henry Schein's CEO and board chairman, was honored for his leadership advancing diversity and inclusion in dentistry during this week's 2019 Greater New York Dental Meeting, according to a Dec. 3 news release.
Henry Schein announced Dec. 1 that it was partnering with Ivoclar Vivadent AG to distribute a new wireless milling system.
A Florida dentist is cautioning patients against a Facebook post offering $400 braces from home, according to ABC and NBC affiliate First Coast News.
The dental industry is facing numerous challenges, such as a tight labor market, high levels of student loan debt for new dentists, increasing local competition and higher overhead costs due to necessary expensive technologies.
Maine state Sen. Heather Sanborn introduced a bill that would eliminate wait periods for children in Maine who are covered by private insurers to receive dental care, according to the Press Herald.