Dentists

Although Wisconsin has seen a 28 percent reduction in opioid prescriptions in the past three years, the state continues to crack down on physician prescribing patterns, according to La Crosse Tribune.

The American Dental Association voted for Chad Gehani, DDS, to serve as its next president, according to India West.

Henry Schein released its 2018 third quarter financial results.

Drug Enforcement Administration officials are venturing to Nashville, Tenn., to help dentists and other medical professionals combat the opioid epidemic, according to the Tennessean.

Construction workers were stunned to find hundreds of teeth in the wall of a former Valdosta, Ga., dental office while renovating, according to Click Orlando.

With the help of a $1.6 million grant, Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Dentistry students will travel throughout the state to provide care to those who do not have access, according to Fox 59.

Canajoharie, N.Y.-based dentist Martin Sorbero, DDS, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for healthcare fraud, according to WRGB Albany.

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A federal judge dismissed a case brought against Brian Perelmuter, DMD, after an inmate at Cheshire Correctional Institution filed a $5 million lawsuit against the dentist for punitive damages, according to the Connecticut Law Tribune.

The Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Mesa received a $40,000 donation from the Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation to invest in a teledentistry program, according to AZEdNews.