Barry Lyon, DDS, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about some of the things dental recruiters should look out for when hiring dentists. Editor’s note: This Q&A is part…
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An Alabama dentist was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally causing an explosion at his dental practice to collect insurance money. Douglas O’Connor, DMD, was charged in January with second-degree arson and first-degree insurance fraud.…
Patients have greater demands from their dentist than ever, meaning practices have to spend more time building that initial rapport. Setting aside more time for each patient to ensure that they feel comfortable and answering each of their questions in…
Dental supply company Henry Schein has opened a training facility for dental-medical integration in Southlake, Texas. The Dallas Discovery Center includes areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, laboratories, an ambulatory surgery center site, a dental equipment showroom and…
El Paso-based Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine is launching an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery in El Paso, Texas, committed $250,000 to establish the High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery Endowed…
A California oral and maxillofacial surgery practice recently suffered a cybersecurity incident potentially involving patient information. Tieu Dental Corporation, which has locations in Campbell and Morgan Hill, Calif., said in a website notice March 5 that an unauthorized actor accessed…
The Virginia Board of Dentistry has denied a request to reinstate the license of a dentist who was convicted of taking part in an opioid fraud scheme, CBS affiliate WTKR reported March 5. Gary Hartman, DDS, was accused of leading…
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has introduced the Promoting Dental Health Act to reauthorize funding for the CDC’s Oral Health Program for five years, according to a March 5 news release. Here are five things to know:
An Ohio dentist has had his anesthesia permit permanently revoked and his license suspended indefinitely following the death of a patient in 2023, WOIO reported March 5. Matthew Miller, 48, visited Visage Surgical Institute in Medina, Ohio, in August 2023…
Farmville (Va.) Dental has reopened months after a fire damaged its building, The Farmville Herald reported March 5. The practice suffered a fire in July, which revealed structural and operational issues in the building that required extensive work. The practice…