Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry held the grand opening of its remodeled dental clinic Oct. 14, according to local ABC affiliate KHGI.
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Scammers are sending emails to dental professionals pretending to be California Dental Association President Del Brunner, DDS, asking for gift cards, according to an Oct. 14 post from the association.
Kensington, Calif.-based orthodontist Claire Ferrari, DDS, has been getting creative to treat patients through the massive blackouts in California, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Patients began lining up at 4 a.m. on Oct. 11 to get a chance to receive free dental care at St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Klement Family Dental, according to FOX 13.
Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Aspen Dental and SmileDirectClub.
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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.