Dentists

Ventura, Calif.-based dentist and University of Southern California associate professor Homayoun Zadeh, DDS, pleaded not guilty to conspiring to launder money and commit fraud in the nationwide college admissions scandal, according to the VC Star.

An Asheville, N.C., dentist pleaded guilty to a tax evasion and owes the government $1.9 million, which includes interest and penalties, according to local ABC affiliate WLOS.

Boston-based Harvard University School of Dental Medicine's Dean Bruce Donoff, DMD, MD, announced April 12 that he will step down from his position Jan. 1, 2020, according to The Harvard Gazette.

A new bill in Nevada, Senate Bill 366, would allow dental hygienists to undergo additional education and training to become dental therapists and perform a limited number of dental procedures, according to local ABC affiliate KOLO.

A grand jury charged former Mt. Vernon, Mo., dentist Thomas Alms, DDS, and his wife, Laura Alms, with arson for allegedly setting fire to Dr. Alms' dentistal practice Jan. 2, 2018, and later filing the arson as an accident, according…

A judge sentenced former director of Cleveland-based MetroHealth Hospital System's dental program to 15 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the hospital through a series of bribes and kickbacks that totaled hundreds of thousands of…

SmileDirectClub, a provider of at-home teeth straightening solutions, picked bankers for its upcoming initial public offering, according to Business Insider.

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Between dental service organizations and dental startup companies, investors are betting big on the dental industry, according to TechCruncher.

As the 2020 presidential election looms, talks of Medicare for All have been front and center. One suggestion is to include dental benefits in Medicare for All guidelines, according to an opinion piece in STAT penned by Meg Booth, executive…