Dentists

Joplin, Mo.-based Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences has plans to develop a dental college on its Joplin campus, according to The Joplin Globe.

A dentist in Kent, Wash., had his license suspended after an investigation by the Washington Department of Health unveiled infection control violations, according to local news state KIRO.

UnitedHealthcare Dental selected Colleen Van Ham to serve as CEO, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based Capital City Dental Care was hit with an age discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after the dental practice allegedly unlawfully fired a group of dental hygienists, according to publisher Plansponsor.

The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center had to suspend dental procedures and other surgeries due to a problem with sterilize processing, the center's public affairs officer Bret Bowers told local CBS affiliate KREM.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Vista Dental is alerting 27 patients that they may have been exposed to disease after equipment was improperly sterilized, according to local CBS affiliate KKTV.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso was granted another $20 million in state funding to develop its Woody L. Hunt dental school, according to the El Paso Times.

A Mebane, N.C., dentist has agreed to pay $728,450 to settle Medicaid fraud allegations, according to the local newspaper News & Record.

Along with the rest of the healthcare industry, dental manufacturers, practice owners and dental service organizations are turning to artificial intelligence to improve patient care.

The Las Vegas fire department ruled a fire started at a local dental office on May 30 was caused by arson, according to CBS affiliate KLAS.