The Pennsylvania Dental Association has selected Charles Incalcaterra, DMD, to serve as its 2019-20 president, according to Lehigh Valley Business.
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On April 17, a federal court for the Northern District of Alabama dismissed seven of the 11 counts SmileDirectClub has brought against the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama.
An armed man entered Springfield, Mo.-based Edmonds Dental Prosthetics on April 18 making threats, police confirmed with OzarksFirst.com.
Nearly half of Americans delay dental and medical treatment due to the costs, according to a survey by DentalPlans.com and cited by Study Finds.
Keizer, Ore.-based Gentle Dental notified patients that some of its equipment may not have been properly sterilized March 25 and March 26, according to local FOX affiliate KPTV.
The Department of Justice indicted 60 healthcare workers across the Midwest and Appalachian region on April 17 for their alleged role in forming "pill mills" and illegally prescribing opioids.
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Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Dean Mark Wolff sent an email to staff alerting them that the racist email that had been sent earlier in this month was not affiliated with the university, according to The Daily…
Two separate lawsuits have been filed in the Wetzel County Circuit Court against New Martinsville (W. Va.) dental, according to local news station WTRF.
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