A federal grand jury indicted Jon Christopher Williams, DMD, a dentist in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on 16 counts related to tax evasion, failure to pay employment taxes and obstruction of an IRS investigation. According to the indictment, Dr. Williams filed…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed House Bill 5000 into law, expanding the state’s oversight of private equity investments in healthcare, including DSOs, effective Jan. 1. Five notes for dental leaders:

Here are five dental companies that have experienced data breaches since July 1: 1. James Standring, DDS, a dental practice in Crescent City, Calif., experienced a data breach that may have affected the information of 6,658 individuals. 2. Hot Springs-based…

Oral health leaders have been battling for and against certain initiatives in the interest of preserving best practices and preventing changes that could negatively impact patient care and practice operations.  Here are five recent controversies affecting the dental industry: 1.…

James Standring, DDS, a dental practice in Crescent City, Calif., experienced a data breach that may have affected the information of 6,658 individuals. The practice began notifying patients in July that their personal information was accessed in a breach that…

An Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Wichita Falls, Texas, has been damaged after a car crashed into the practice and sparked a fire, according to an Aug. 6 report from NBC affiliate KFDX. Eddie Mawson, assistant fire marshal of…

An orthodontic practice in McAllen, Texas, has closed without warning, according to an Aug. 7 report from KRGV News. The landlord of the office posted a notice stating that the tenant, Senan Orthodontic Studio, had failed to pay rent, leading…

The Woodlands, Texas-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers recently applied for state approval to open its first ASC in Massachusetts. The pediatric dentistry chain filed a Determination of Need application June 13 to take ownership over Northeast Ambulatory Center, a…

Hot Springs-based Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons recently experienced a data breach that may have impacted patient information. The practice learned of potential unauthorized access to its network April 7. An investigation confirmed that files containing patient information were acquired…

Ownership of a dental practice in Pennsylvania has changed hands, with a new dentist taking over, according to an Aug. 5 report from The Daily News.  Micah Garber, DMD, is now the owner of Saxton (Pa.) Family Dental, with Michael…