A dentist and dental practice employee in Chicago have been charged with defrauding Illinois out of more than $100,000 in Medicaid funds. Between January 2018 and November 2024, Blanca Murillo, DDS, owner of Blanca Murillo DDS, was paid more than…
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Healthcare organizations face relentless workforce pressure, and nursing leaders are no longer asking only whether AI can help. They are asking how to implement it so front-line nurses will use it. The answer starts with asking nurses to help build…
Jul 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Amy McCarthy, DNP, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer, Hippocratic AI
- Beth Reimschissel, PhD, RN, CNL, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hermann
- Allison Schlinkert, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Assistant Vice President of Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's
- Scott Estep, MBOE, BSN, RN, CSSBB, Vice President, Nursing Operations & Capacity Management, OhioHealth System
Today, routine cancer screening in the U.S. is recommended for only four cancers: breast, colorectal, cervical and, for high-risk patients, lung. Yet nearly 70% of annual U.S. cancer cases and deaths come from cancers no broad guideline tells clinicians to…
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About 1,000 patients with disabilities are expected to lose access to dental and other medical services at Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville, Ky., after the state-owned facility was hit with budget cuts, Louisville Public Media reported June 13. Lee Specialty…
Japanese chemical manufacturer Mitsui Chemicals plans to acquire South Jordan, Utah-based Ultradent for $900 million. Mitsui’s U.S. subsidiary will acquire Ultradent through a new holding company, according to a June 12 news release. The deal aims to expand the company’s…
Patient balances continue to rise, but adding billing staff isn’t a sustainable answer for growing dental organizations. Many billing teams are stuck chasing payments manually, balancing patient communications across multiple locations, and trying to improve collections in a challenging labor…
Jul 29, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Pam Draper, Vice President, Operations, Partnerships for Dentists
- Samantha Champagnie, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Imagen Dental Partners
- Aphton McElheney, Head of Customer Success, Pearly
The American Dental Association’s Forsyth Institute has selected PDS Health Technologies to implement a dental-optimized instance of Epic at its in-house dental clinic in Somerville, Mass. The clinic, Forsyth Faculty Associates, hosts the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and…
Nearly 9.6 million people, or 4% of U.S. adults, have traveled outside the country for dental care, primarily seeking lower cost dental treatment, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. CareQuest released its “State of…
The average annual salary for orthodontists has increased by nearly 20% since 2022, but is still less than that of 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS recently released updated compensation data to reflect 2025 information,…
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has expanded its partnership with dental AI company Overjet, integrating AI across three dental workflows, according to a June 15 news release from Overjet. The DSO supports more than 400 practices and 900 dentists across…