Dentists

Dental supplies manufacturer Dentsply Sirona was issued a class action lawsuit by Boynton Beach General Employees' Pension Plan.

Here are three dentists making headlines.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, R, and the state's legislator passed a bill to authorize dental therapists, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In August, Krista Szewczyk was arrested for allegedly practicing dentistry without a license and writing illegal prescriptions, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Now, Ms. Szewczyk and her husband face two counts under the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.

Here are eight dental companies making headlines.

Burien, Wash.-based George M. Davis Dental Clinic closed following an inspection from Public Health — Seattle & King County officials, according to The Seattle Times.

Carestream Dental packed up its bags and moved to a new headquarters building in Atlanta, according to Orthodontics Products Online.

Transcodent launched the Transcodent Painless Steel Dental Injection Needle, a disposable and sterile needle for anesthetic delivery.

Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands opened an affiliated Bright Now! Dental office in Kennewick, Wash.

Former Cleveland-based MetroHealth dentist Sari Alqsous, DDS, hired Alan Dershowitz to represent him on appeal after being convicted on a slew of corruption charges, according to Cleveland.com.