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SmileDirectClub filed lawsuits June 30 against three Delta Dental entities for denying their customers teledentistry benefits.

Delta Dental of California Group has earned an "A" rating for both financial strength and long-term issuer credit from credit rating agency AM Best.

The Florida Dental Association on June 30 endorsed Bento, a Boston-based cloud-based dental benefits technology company.

Aspen Dental deployed its digital check-in system in all of its 820 nationwide offices June 30 to reduce its environmental impact and save time for dental staff and patients.

New Castle, Pa.-based Refresh Dental is requiring all patients scheduled for an appointment to undergo a COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody test before receiving care.

Chicago-based Elite Dental Partners released some of their recommendations designed to guide dental practices amid reopening.

Delta Dental has donated more than $385 million to community COVID-19 relief efforts since the pandemic began, the DSO announced June 16.

Texas DSO Ideal Dental launched an initiative to provide Texas healthcare workers and their immediate families with free dental care through 2020, according to a June 9 news release.

Mortenson Dental Partners, a dental service organization founded in Middletown, Ky., has shared strategies it used to adapt to the changing dental landscape during the pandemic.

Delta Dental of Tennessee is providing 24 safety-net dental practices with $1.1 million in funding for operating costs.