Consumers turn to healthcare transparency website fairhealthconsumer.org to search the costs of different treatments. The website on Jan. 27 released statistics on what consumers are searching for.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine may have overbilled patients and insurance companies by thousands, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
An advanced practice registered nurse at Bonita Springs, Fla.-based Bonita Dental Care has lost her license after allegedly treating a patient while under the influence of narcotics, according to Wink News.
Dental practices continue to lack digital marketing execution despite the billions of dollars that are spent annually, according to a DMscore study released Jan. 23.
Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
The nonprofit International Medical Relief is looking for dentists to volunteer in areas of Puerto Rico most devastated by the Jan. 7 earthquake, according to the American Dental Association.
Seventeen dentists were overlooked by state health officials and should be examined for potentially overprescribing opioids, the Tennessee state comptroller's office announced Jan. 22.
East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental plans to open a new practice in Mount Pleasant, S.C., a dental health professional shortage area, on Jan. 23.
Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Western Dental and SmileDirectClub.
Laurel, Md.-based Dr. Batz & Weiner Family Dentistry settled allegations Jan. 22 that it overbilled patients and did not provide accurate information about treatment costs with the Maryland Attorney General's Office, according to The Baltimore Sun.