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.

After Iowa's Medicaid program was privatized in 2016, dentists began receiving lower reimbursement rates, according to the Des Moines Register.

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After a judge rejected a plan by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R, requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to work to receive coverage, the governor is rolling back the state's Medicaid Expansion plan, according to NBC News.

The North Little Rock (Ark.) Veteran Affairs Medical Center is experiencing a major backup, causing one veteran to wait months until they can visit a dentist, according to Kark.com.

After receiving complaints that Maria Alvarez practiced as an unlicensed dentist, the Colorado Dental Board and Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies were late to take action, according to Weny News.