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Boston-based Tufts University School of Dental Medicine on Aug. 25 disclosed its plans to lay off or furlough nearly 20 percent of its employees, according to The Boston Globe.
April Patterson, DDS, has reflected on the lack of representation she has witnessed as a Black woman in the dental industry and is using her position as a successful practice owner to empower other Black women in the field, according…
Denver Tackett, DMD, owner and operator of McDowell, Ky.-based Tackett Family Dentistry, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, according to an Aug. 25 release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Kentucky.
After spending nearly 10 months in prison, Richard "Nate" Schott, DDS, was released amid the pandemic to finish his sentence at home, according to The Daily News Journal.
Paul Marshall, DMD, a Hyannis, Mass.-based cosmetic dentist, filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Safety Insurance Co., claiming it should have covered the income losses he incurred during his practice's mandated period of closure, according to Cape Cod Times.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to businesses during the pandemic's early stages, urging them to protect themselves against hackers looking to exploit vulnerable businesses via cyber attacks.
Below are six things dental school didn't teach you, according to Nashid Ahmed, DDS, who received her dental degree a year ago.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is donating emergency personal protective equipment kits to dentists across the state, according to NBC affiliate WPBN-TV.
New Orleans dentist Bristol Williams, DDS, used her own money to hold a voter registration drive for her community on Aug. 22, according to local NBC affiliate WDSU.