North Little Rock, Ark.-based dentist Brian Moore, DDS, was arrested on charges of fraudulently billing the state's Medicaid program, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration and Johnstown, Pa., police allege local dentist Thomas Bach, DDS, failed to keep records and illegally administered controlled substances, according to WJAC, an NBC affiliate.
The global dental biomaterials market is expected to hit $9.6 billion by 2023, growing at a 7.4 percent compound annual growth rate, according to a Research And Markets report.
As Florida struggles with a lack of dentists, a coalition known as the Floridians for Dental Access is looking to fix the problem, according to the Daily Commercial.
Washington Representative Eileen Cody, D, proposed a new bill to expand access to oral healthcare throughout the state, according to the State of Reform.
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Delta Dental of Illinois welcomed four new members to its board of directors, according to the Daily Herald. Each board member will serve a three-year term.
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Dentsply Sirona and Carbon are teaming up to market a printable denture material system that will provide improvements to material benefits, laboratory process and patient function.
By the end of the month, all Philadelphia-based Penn School of Dental Medicine students will be trained to administer Narcan, a medication designed to reverse opioid overdoses, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Former Los Angeles-based University of Southern California School of Dentistry professor Jucheng Chen, DDS, is suing his former employer, according to KNBC, an NBC affiliate.