Dentists

The Montana Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Billings attempted to fire its only practicing dentist in possible retaliation for his bringing a whistleblower's case against the system, according to the Billings Gazette.

Here are five dentists making headlines. 

Charlotte (N.C.) Oral Surgery became one of three surgery centers across the U.S. to trial Zephyr Sleep Technologies' Matrx plus oral appliance titration technology.

Here are five dental companies making headlines.

West Hartford, Conn., former dentist Peter Delaney pled guilty to three counts of illegally prescribing oxycodone, according to the Hartford Courant.

Storrs-based University of Connecticut dental students and orthodontic professor Flavio Uribe, DDS, are facing backlash after taking a selfie with two severed heads at a training workshop, according to the Hartford Courant.

Shawn Michael Kerby, a former Iowa dentist, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for obtaining opioids through patient prescriptions, according to the Des Moines Register.

Three New York City dental offices partnered with Dentacoin to accept the dental cryptocurrency as payment for services and equipment.

Here are five dentists making headlines.

Ilya Babiner, DDS, of General Dentistry Number One in Feasterville, Pa., is charged with Medicaid fraud, according to the Bucks County Courier Times.