Here are four dental lawsuit settlements Becker’s has covered since July 31: 1. Madison, Wis.-based First Choice Dental agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from its 2023 data breach. 2. An Iowa dentist who…
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Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has added Koopah & Koopah, Inc. to its network. The practice is led by Amir Koopah, DDS, and Reza Koopah, DDS, with locations in San Francisco and Orinda, Calif. The practice’s services include general dentistry,…
The demand for autism care is rising, but the specialists who provide it are burning out. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) are at the heart of applied behavior analysis (ABA), a widely used therapy model for individuals with autism and…
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Glendale Heights (Ill.) Family Dental has temporarily closed its doors after a driver crashed their vehicle into the practice’s lobby, The Daily Herald reported Nov. 6. The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. local time Nov. 5, when the practice…
Acute pain management remains fragmented across hospitals and departments. Protocols vary by unit. Teams operate in silos. Nonopioid options are underused. Patients fall through the cracks — especially during transitions of care. Without a coordinated approach, health systems face higher…
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A panel of dentists, lawmakers and public health professionals met Nov. 5 to discuss ways to improve the state’s workforce shortages, Spectrum News reported Nov. 5. Five notes: 1. The panel discussed several methods to address the shortages, including incentivizing…
Here are seven dental industry acquisitions Becker’s reported on in October: 1. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired Van Buren Dental in Kettering, Ohio. 2. Atlanta-based Providence Dental Partners acquired The Dental Center of Atlanta. 3. A Heartland Dental property…
From practice openings to new laws, here are six updates happening in California’s dental industry, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 3:
A retail property in Sharpsburg, Ga., that includes a Heartland Dental practice has been sold for $26.9 million, according to a Nov. 4 report from REBusiness Online. Other tenants at the shopping center include Publix, Jersey Mike’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken,…
Mercy, a 55-hospital system based in St. Louis, set out to overhaul shift coverage and reduce reliance on premium labor. Four years later, it has built a scalable workforce model that increases flexibility, fill rates and staff satisfaction. So far,…
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