Dentists

Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Aspen Dental and Align Technology.

James McMahon Jr., DDS, filed a civil lawsuit against its former bookkeeper, claiming she made 37 unauthorized withdrawals from his accounts, totaling $961,000, according to Times Union.

A High Point, N.C.-based dentist agreed to pay $567,125 to settle allegations that he submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to local CBS affiliate WFMY.

Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's Hospital officials announced the Yates Foundation donated $1.25 million to the hospital's Campaign for a Healthier Tomorrow, the Texarkana Gazette reports.

San Diego dentist April Ambrosia, DDS, was instructed to stop practicing dentistry amid an alleged $600,000 billing scam, even though her license has not been suspended, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. 

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers School of Dental Medicine was awarded $11.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to research the effects of combining ibuprofen and acetaminophen as an alternative to opioids, Patch reports. 

Dentists who are willing to relocate, expand or establish new practices in underserved areas throughout California can be eligible to receive $300,000 from the state's CalHealthCares program, according to a Sept. 24 California Dental Association post.

The Volpe Research Center has created over 200 dental tools and technologies that have influenced how dentistry is practiced globally. Of the VRC’s six principal investigators, four are women.

One of the largest dental distributors in the U.S., Darby Dental Supply, is providing disaster relief after hurricane Dorian by donating thousands of supplies to the Bahamas.

California dentists can now use the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System to review patients' prescriptions from other providers, according to the California Dental Association.