Dentists
Bipartisan legislation to expand dental care access for veterans was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The SMILE for Veterans Act would establish a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse dental providers for services provided…
The Colorado Dental Board has suspended the dental license of Scott Hirsbrunner, DMD, a dentist in Monument, Colo., after determining that he deliberately violated the Colorado Dental Practice Act. An investigation of Dr. Hirsbrunner’s dental practice, White Diamond Dental, found…
Robert Robinson, DDS, an orthodontist and practice owner in New Providence, N.J., is transitioning out of the industry, according to a Sept. 23 report from TAPinto. Dr. Robinson has provided care for 34 years and will gradually transition the practice…
An office manager at a Michigan dental practice has been charged with defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. Lina Abraham, 41, worked at Dearborn (Mich.) Family Smiles. She allegedly used the clinic’s practice’s former name, Artistic Dentistry, to repeatedly bill Medicaid…
Here are 23 dental cybersecurity incidents Becker’s has reported on so far this year: 1. Tampa Bay Dental Implants & Periodontics in St. Petersburg, Fla., experienced a ransomware incident that affected its internal server containing backups of electronic medical records.…
The American Dental Association is warning that proposed U.S. Education Department changes to accreditation rules could disrupt dental education, licensure and the workforce pipeline, according to a Sept. 22 news release from the ADA. The organization sent a comment letter…
Delta Dental of Missouri recently launched a pilot program with two Missouri dental schools to boost dental care access for uninsured and underinsured individuals, KCTV reported Sept. 22. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and the Kansas City…
The Kingsport (Tenn.) Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands is applying for a $10 million grant to expand access to dental services, according to a Sept. 22 report from WJHL. The grant would allow the clinic to add more operatories,…
The next generation of dentists is reshaping what a practice looks like — from building multilocation groups to expanding access in underserved and rural communities. Whether they’ve stayed independent, joined academia or partnered with a DSO, these early- and mid-career…
Rostyslav Stepanenko, DMD, plans to close his practice in Mansfield, Conn., at the end of this year, The Chronicle reported Sept. 22. Dr. Stepanenko will return home and volunteer dental services to soldiers in Ukraine after practicing dentistry in the…