Dentists

Other medical fields have seen improvements by implementing value-based reimbursement models. Now it's the dental industry's turn to use them, an Arizona State University professor says.

Seven dentists making headlines:

Dental hygienist students at the Eagan, Minn., campus of the abruptly shuttered Argosy University are scrambling to find programs that will accept their transfer credits, local news station Fox 9 reports.

Two Vancouver, Wash.-based dentists agreed to pay a $1 million to settle allegations that they submitted fraudulent claims to the state's Medicaid program, according to The Columbian.

Five dental companies making headlines: 

Dentists are overusing CT scans in emergency settings for odontogenic infection workups, according to a Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery study.

Dental insurance carrier Superior Dental Care began alerting members March 26 of a security breach that may have allowed unauthorized access to their personal information.

After receiving a tip about sterilization issues at three Philadelphia dental practices, the city's health department shut down them down and instructed patients to get tested for infectious illnesses, according to CBS News.

A suspect was arrested after trying to rob a New York dental office March 19, according to local news station Pix 11.

Dental manufacturer SS White has named board member Steven Paskin its president.