Here are three recent cases involving allegations of fraud in dentistry: 1. A former administrative assistant was accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a Massachusetts dental practice. 2. A St. Augustine, Fla., bookkeeper who allegedly presented a fake Vanderbilt…

Private equity companies continue to be a driving force in dentistry despite a few recent setbacks. Seven updates:  1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Shared Practices Group, a 48-location DSO, received a strategic minority investment from M-One Capital, a private equity firm.  2.…

Modern Micro Endodontics opened its ninth practice in New Jersey following an ownership transition from Anthony Fasciano, DMD.  Dr. Fasciano led the practice in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., for several years and selected Modern Micro Endodontics as his successor. He will…

Community Dental Care, a nonprofit dental clinic with five locations in Minnesota, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a cyberattack that affected 134,903 patients, ClaimDepot reported Aug. 24. Community Dental Care launched an investigation after becoming…

The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry has launched an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency in partnership with UI Health Mile Square Health Center, a federally qualified health center serving underserved communities. The 12-month program, accredited by the…

A St. Augustine, Fla., bookkeeper who allegedly presented a fake Vanderbilt University master’s degree to obtain her position has been charged with stealing more than $63,000 from an endodontist, the St. Johns Citizen reported Aug. 24. Heather Dettra was hired…

A dental practice in Fulton, Mo., is planning a new location after outgrowing its current office, according to an Aug. 22 report from Fulton Sun.  Fulton Dental Center is seeking a rezoning of a property that will be the site…

Community Dental Center, a nonprofit dental practice, cut the ribbon on its new location in Charlottesville, Va., according to an Aug. 21 report from NBC affiliate 29 News. The center was founded more than two decades ago and provides dental…

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry received a $5 million gift from the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation.  The $5 million will be used for the university’s new dental school building, which will expand clinical capacity, improve training for…

Carterville, Ill.-based Shawnee Health will open a pediatric dental center in Marion, Ill., on Sept. 1, the only facility in Southern Illinois that accepts Medicaid for pediatric dental care, KBSI reported Aug. 21. The Children’s Dental Center, funded by a…