Dentists

Here are five dentists making headlines.

Here are five dental companies making headlines.

Sarasota, Fla.-based World Class Dentistry dentist Burr Bakke, DDS, incorporated a noninvasive approach to orthodontics into his practice.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America published a study indicating employers can lower premiums when employees use their dental benefits.

Thomas Alms, DDS, of Smile Designers in Mount Vernon, Mo., is facing multiple Medicaid fraud and obstruction charges, according to The Joplin Globe.

A dentist at Dr. Richard Byrd and Associates in Richmond, Va., is alleging the pediatric dental office did not properly sterilize equipment and water lines, according to CBS 6.

Aura Family Dentistry in Simi Valley, Calif., became the 11th dental practice to accept Dentacoin and join the cryptocurrency’s network.

Here are five dentists making headlines.

Dentsply Sirona elected Donald Casey Jr. to serve as CEO, effective Feb. 12. He succeeds Mark Thierer, who has served as interim CEO since Sept. 28, 2017.

Former Charleston, W. Va.-based Skaff Family Dentistry dentist Antione Skaff, DDS, plead guilty to healthcare fraud. He started his five year federal prison sentence in December 2017, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.