Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.
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Missouri dentist Robert Klein, DDS, is pursuing a lawsuit against Owners Insurance for denying his business interruption claims, according to local ABC affiliate KMIZ.
The widow of a Colorado dentist killed by Lakewood, Colo.-based police in September 2019 is lashing out after subsequent investigations cleared officers of wrongdoing, according to CBS's KCNC-TV.
Dental practices can reassure hesitant patients and increase patient comfort levels during the era of COVID-19, according to the California Dental Association.
The Louisiana legislature recently passed two laws going into effect Aug. 1, prohibiting both downcoding by third-party payers and denying dental coverage to patients with preexisting conditions.
Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University received a $3.1 million grant to further care for patients with disabilities, according to WITN-TV.
Dentists and hygienists have a higher risk of getting sick than patients, since they are on the receiving end of any aerosol droplets potentially containing the virus, some health specialists told The New York Times.
UnitedHealthcare Dental is rolling out a new teledentistry platform to help dentists provide virtual care amid the pandemic and reduce preventable emergency room visits.
Delta Dental of California sent a letter to its in-network dentists offering $10-per-visit reimbursements to offset the financial losses they are facing amid the pandemic.