A Florida dentist and her husband were recently arrested and accused of participating in a Medicaid fraud scheme.
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Here are six updates on the dental industry in Pennsylvania that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:
Recent research shows that the percentage of PPO plans offering higher annual maximums for dental plans has increased over the last several years, according to Michael Adelberg, executive director of the National Association of Dental Plans.
Wisconsin legislators recently introduced a bill that would allow dental therapists to practice in the state, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Nov. 6.
Dental assisting training and apprenticeship programs have been approved at the state level in Montana and Utah to help combat workforce shortages.
Dentists that are affiliated with DSOs are more concerned with staffing shortages than dentists that are not DSO-affiliated, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Align Technology has plans to buy back $100 million of its common stock through open market repurchases.
Parkview Dental Partners, a Sarasota, Fla.-based DSO, has gained investment from private equity firm Cathay Capital.
The Washington State Department of Health's Dental Quality Assurance Commission recently suspended the license and moderate sedation permit of a dentist charged with unsafe practices leading to the death of a patient.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental opened a practice in Jacksonville, Fla., according to a recent LinkedIn post from the company.