Steven Price, DDS, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to defraud D.C. Medicaid of $3.4 million.
Dr. Price operated the Washington Smile Center. From January 2017 through March 2022, Dr. Price and a dental hygienist at the practice conspired to defraud D.C. Medicaid by filing fraudulent claims for clinical crown lengthening and space maintainers that patients never received, according to a Sept. 17 news release from the Justice Department.
In some instances, patients were alleged to have been provided more than 30 clinical crown lengthening procedures and more than 20 space maintainers.
In a March 2026 trial, Dr. Price was found guilty of 21 counts including charges of conspiracy, healthcare fraud, false statements and wire fraud.
Dr. Price was also ordered to pay restitution of $3.4 million to D.C. Medicaid, the release said.
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