Dentists

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.

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Five New York dentists, along with Bayridge Management Plus Corp., and LBD Management Corp., filed a complaint against Metlif to recover more than $2 million in unpaid claims, according to Crain's New York Business.

Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland will open a new $515 million health education campus in the summer of 2019, according to Cleveland.com.

Kansas City, Mo.-based TeamSmile teamed up with the Kansas City Chiefs to provide free dental care, according to KSHB Kansas City.

Hundreds of patients waited hours in line at various California-based dental practices to receive free care, according to CBS Sacramento.