A High Point, N.C.-based dentist agreed to pay $567,125 to settle allegations that he submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to local CBS affiliate WFMY.
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Woodbridge, Va.-based Light Wave Dental Management has added CarolinasDentist to its portfolio of affiliated dental groups and practices, according to a Sept. 25 news release.
Aspen Dental offered free dental appointments Sept. 24 to veterans in Lafayette, La., local ABC affiliate KATC reports.
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's Hospital officials announced the Yates Foundation donated $1.25 million to the hospital's Campaign for a Healthier Tomorrow, the Texarkana Gazette reports.
"Dental students, like many dentists, can have a fundamental fear of treating people with disabilities," Charles Bertolami, DDS, told Becker's Dental + DSO Review.
San Diego dentist April Ambrosia, DDS, was instructed to stop practicing dentistry amid an alleged $600,000 billing scam, even though her license has not been suspended, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Dental has appointed Alex Park as chief credit officer.
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers School of Dental Medicine was awarded $11.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to research the effects of combining ibuprofen and acetaminophen as an alternative to opioids, Patch reports.
Dentists who are willing to relocate, expand or establish new practices in underserved areas throughout California can be eligible to receive $300,000 from the state's CalHealthCares program, according to a Sept. 24 California Dental Association post.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental was founded in 1997 by Rick Workman, DMD, after he opened two dental offices in Effingham. Since then, the dental service organization has grown into one of the largest DSOs in the nation.