Dentists

AM Best assigned Delta Dental of Kansas an A- rating for financial strength and an "a-" for a long-term issuer credit rating.

The Minnesota Board of Dentistry ordered Gary Hedin, DDS, "to cease and desist from practicing dentistry in any manner in the state," after he pleaded guilty to a $158,958 tax fraud scheme, according to the Duluth News Tribune. 

The American Dental Association has partnered with CareCredit to launch the ADA Financial Policy Builder Tool, which develops customized financial policy documents for dentists to share with patients. 

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a notice for the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners to cancel their monthly meeting Nov. 1 after the Las Vegas Review-Journal published an expose into various issues with the agency.

Kansas City University will name its new college of dental medicine In Joplin, Mo., after one of its philanthropic donors Harry Cornell, according to The Joplin Globe.

A Boulder, Colo.-based dentist is offering free consults and affordable care to former patients of Douglas Sewell, DDS, who abruptly closed his dental practice in October and left patients without records and payments, Denver7 reports. 

As surveillance cameras in dental offices become more common, practice owners should be aware of the laws and regulations surrounding their use, according to a California Dental Association blog post. 

The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement invested $640,000 in U.S. organizations in the third quarter of 2019, according to an Oct. 31 news release. 

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences has received $30 million in fundraising to develop a new dental school in Joplin, Mo., according to the Joplin Globe.

Three national nonprofits have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the Maine Board of Dental Practice for antitrust violations.