Delta Dental companies' reported member organizations donated more than $61 million in 2017, benefitting more than 10.2 million individuals nationwide.

Alabama dentist D. Blaine Leeds, DDS, and SmileDirectClub filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, claiming the board exceeded its authority and practiced protectionism, according to Law 360.

Former Rapid City, S.D.-based dentist Larry Lytle was ordered to pay $12 million forhealthcare fraud, according to KDLT.

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation gifted the HACC Foundation $50,000.

Doniphan, Mo.-based Ripley Country Memorial Hospital will cease operations Oct. 15, according to Missourinet.

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A surveillance video shows a suspected robbery at a Van Nuys, Calif.-based dental office, according to Fox 11.

A dental practice in San Jose, Calif., was vandalized with what appears to be racial slurs graffitied in the parking lot, according to NBC Bay Area.

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Delta Dental of Illinois introduced John Maples as its new president and CEO, effective immediately, according to Chicago Business.