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.
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Antitrust litigation firm Pomerantz announced Sept. 17 that it is investigating SmileDirectClub’s business practices on behalf of the company’s shareholders.
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.
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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.
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.