Dentists

A former staff member at the Augusta University Dental College of Georgia has been accused of embezzling more than $300,000, according to an April 27 report by WRDW-12.

Bay Oral Surgery & Implant Center recently experienced a data breach that resulted in protected health information being exposed, WBAY reported April 25.

Somerset Dental Las Vegas recently experienced a data security incident affecting 11,321 individuals. 

The office of Stanley Brown, DDS, has reopened days after it was evacuated following the collapse of the building next door, WAOW reported April 25. 

Here are two dental practice closures Becker's has covered in April:

Here are five oral surgery updates Becker's has covered since March 18: 

A Minnesota hospital and a Utah-based health system are selling dental clinics to other community centers.

Park Rapids, Minn.-based CHI St. Joseph’s Health is selling its Community Dental Clinic to the Northern Dental Access Center, LakeLand PBS reported April 24.

Dentists in rural areas are much busier than dentists in urban and suburban areas, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Avesis, a dental and vision insurance company, is partnering with the Harmony Health Foundation to provide salivary diagnostic services to patients with special needs.