Dentists

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.

Henry Schein teamed up with CareCredit to implement CareCredit's financing tool into the company's dental practice management software solutions.

Here are three dentists making headlines.