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.
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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.
A Maryland dental assistant was sentenced to seven years in prison on Sept. 13 for sexually assaulting a patient recovering from surgery, according to Bethesda Magazine.
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SmileDirectClub shares surged more than 12 percent on Sept. 13, recovering some losses after shares sank 28 percent during the company's Sept. 12 market debut, CNBC reports.
Dentist Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, was appointed interim director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, and will take over for Ann Cashion, RN, PhD, beginning Oct. 1, Business Insider reports.
Embrace Dental in Sparks, Nev., uses its spa-like dentistry services to put patients at ease and support women in the community, Northern Nevada Business View reports.
After SmileDirectClub's debut on the Nasdaq, its stock fell 28 percent Sept. 12, the worst market debut this year for a startup valued at $1 billion or more, according to CNBC.
SmileDirectClub priced its initial 58,537,000 shares of Class A common stock at $23 per share on Sept. 11.