The American Dental Association voted to adopt dental anesthesiology as the 10th recognized dental specialty, according to a news post by Los Angeles-based University of Southern California.
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Coon Rapids, Minn.-based Apple Treat Dental has teamed up with Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont (Minn.) to improve patients' access to dental care, according to local news station KEYC.
The dental branch of Danaher Corp. Envista raised $589 million in its initial public offering, according to Bloomberg.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of HHS, allocated over $85 million to 298 health centers to expand oral healthcare via infrastructure enhancements, according to a Sept. 18 press release.
Antitrust litigation firm Pomerantz announced Sept. 17 that it is investigating SmileDirectClub’s business practices on behalf of the company’s shareholders.
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The American Dental Association installed Chad P. Gehani, DDS, as its 156th president on Sept. 9.
With more than half of Wisconsin counties federally classified as dental Health Professional Shortage Areas, patients sometimes wait more than a year to get dental appointments in rural areas, according to Milwaukee Magazine.
An Albuquerque, N.M., dentist is facing nine felony charges for allegedly submitting fraudulent claims to insurance companies while his dental license was suspended, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
Bilal Ahmed, DDS, pleaded guilty on Sept. 6 to a scheme that defrauded Medicaid of more than $5 million, according to the Department of Justice.
U.S. House Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., is pushing his proposal to expand dental care to veterans, according to Sunshine State News.