Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R, reauthorized dental and vision coverage for the state's 400,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.
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Danaher Corp. is moving forward with efforts to spin-off its dental business into a publicly traded company, according to Reuters.
Worthington, Minn., dentist Andrew Heinsich, DDS, was charged with inappropriately touching inmates at the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls, S.D., according to Kelo.com.
State officials are delaying the enforcement of a $1,000 annual dental benefit maximum for Medicaid members aged 21 years and older until Sept. 1, according to The Gazette.
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A former Midwest City (Okla.) Family Dentistry employee was charged with stealing patients' credit card information to pay court and phone bills, according to KFOR.
Vista, Calif.-based cosmetic dentist John Coleman, DDS, became an Academy of General Dentistry fellow.
Arizona Dental Board Executive Director Ellaine Hugunin's retired, effective July 17, following the discovery the board disregarded concerns about a dentist's fraudulent credentials, according to ABC 15.
The Arizona Attorney General's Office arrested Pankaj Goyal, DDS, after learning the dentist used false documents and forged signatures to earn a general anesthesia permit, according to ABC 15.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, R, is demanding the Arizona Dental Board answer questions after they allegedly allowed Pankaj Goyal, DDS, to receive a general anesthesia permit with fraudulent documents, according to ABC 15.