Many states are facing dental shortages and turning to different incentive programs and models to bring dentists to underserved areas.
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Below are 7 DSO moves making headlines in the first month of 2020.
The Wyoming Supreme Court demanded a local dentist pay around $14,000 after the state bar association found that he wrongfully practiced law, according to Bloomberg Law.
The Florida Dental Association is supporting a bill that would allow out-of-state dentists to practice in underserved public health areas rather than introduce dental therapists, according to local news station WUSF News.
Despite the connections between oral health and overall health, 36 percent of adults have gone more than a year without seeing a dentist, according to the CDC and cited by WalletHub, which released its list of states with the best…
A Florissant, Mo.-based dentist was sentenced Feb. 5 to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to Medicare fraud and illegally prescribing narcotics, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Becker's has reported on $10,152,500 distributed this month to different dental organizations.
The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation announced Feb. 4 that it awarded $399,865 to 50 organizations for research, educational outreach, and other programs designed to improve oral and overall health.
Lawsuits regarding SmileDirectClub and lapses in dental care quality captured readers' attention the most in January.