A Greenly, Colo.-based dentist was sentenced July 29 to three years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids to employees, according to local Fox affiliate KDVR.
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The global dental implants market is predicted to experience a 6.63 percent compound annual growth rate through 2024, generating $7.97 billion in revenue, according to a Zion Market Research report.
As patients grow older their likelihood to receive dental care declines, according to a study by Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan and cited by Market Watch.
A New York City-based dentist's license was rightfully revoked by the Board of Regents after the dentist pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, an appeals court ruled, according to the New York Law Journal.
Maitland (Fla.) Dentistry was hit by a ransomware attack on July 17 that left dentists unable to access accounting records. Now dentist Carl Bilancione, DMD, is speaking out about the incident, according to GovInfoSecurity.com.
Several patients of Countryside Dental are claiming that they can't get in contact with their dentist and that the doors of the practice are locked, according to local news station KELO.
Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
One patient suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a bullet went through the window of a Grants Pass, Ore.-based dental practice on July 24, according to CBS affiliate KTVL.
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Danaher Corp.'s dental business Envista Holdings filed documents on July 22 to go public.