Dentists

Here are eight dental companies making headlines: 

Benco Dental plans to acquire Dart Dental Supply, effective April 29, according to The Citizen's Voice.

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners revoked a dentist's license after two patients died due to "excessive" anesthesia, according to the Winston Salem Journal.

An unlicensed New Jersey man was sentenced April 5 to two years in federal prison for his role in a health insurance fraud scheme that totaled more than $2 million, according to nj.com.

In the midst of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, dentists are weighing on how a trip to their office could save a patient's life, according to news radio station KYW.

A New Jersey dentist who had his license suspended in 2015 for allegedly performing medically unnecessary procedures and committing healthcare fraud continued to practice dentistry, according to the New York Post.

Artificial intelligence company GumGum announced April 4 that it will spin off its dental division into an independent business entity.

A new app will allow patients to order up dental service to be provided in their homes, technology blog KnowTechie reports.

Patients who undergo dental implant procedures may develop endocarditis, a heart infection caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, according to local CBS affiliate WUSA9.

Five dentists making headlines: