Dentists

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

A former Springfield, Ill., dental clinic operator was ordered to pay $1,139,794 in restitution and serve four years and nine months in prison for running multiple fraud schemes, according to an Oct. 10 Department of Justice news release.

An Algonquin, Ill., dentist was sentenced to nearly five months in jail and must register as a sex offender for life after assaulting a patient, according to the Northwest Herald. 

Dental students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport provided low-cost dental services to more than 2,000 patients at the university's dental hygiene clinic for the 2018-19 academic year, according to the Williamsport-Sun Gazette. 

SmileDirectClub is building a new manufacturing lab in Kyle, Texas, which will generate hundreds of jobs, according to CBS Austin.

Berkeley, Calif.-based Aloha Pediatric Dentistry will be closed for a few months after a fire caused extensive damage, administrator Mahi Amerino told the Berkeleyside.

A Battle Ground, Wash.-based dentist has been charged with unprofessional conduct by the Washington State Department of Health's Dental Quality Assurance Commission due to a patient death, according to The Columbian.

An Albuquerque, N.M., dentist has turned himself in to the police after being accused of treating patients without a license, local CBS and Fox affiliate KRQE reports.

Amarillo, Texas-based Class 1 Dental is offering free dental services to cancer survivors and patients in October, according to local CBS affiliate KFDA. 

The Missouri Health Department is opening its first dental clinic in Dade County Oct. 15, according to local NBC affiliate KY3 News.