Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
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The American Dental Association has announced Loree Bolin, DDS, as the 2020 Humanitarian Award recipient for improving quality of life and oral health in the U.S. and abroad.
Two dentists and a dental office manager have been arrested for allegedly defrauding MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program, according to a Jan. 16 Department of Justice news release.
A Florida dentist is hoping to improve patient experience by using virtual reality tools instead of sedation, ABC affiliate WZVN-TV reports.
A former patient is demanding a refund from Franklin, Tenn.-based Taylor Made Smiles after an independent dentist hired by Delta Dental deemed the dental work "unacceptable," local NBC affiliate WSMV reports.
Six newly appointed members of the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners are scheduled to meet Jan. 17 to discuss whether two of the board's executives should be terminated, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Walmart Health and SmileDirectClub.
A former dental assistant at Milwaukee-based Precision Dental MKE alleges she was terminated after supporting for President Donald Trump in a comment on a Facebook post, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands announced Jan. 15 two new affiliate locations: Walnut (Calif.) Family Dental and Placentia (Calif.) Dental Studios.
The driver of a white SUV crashed into Lincoln, Neb.-based Dr. Zieg's Dental Office on the evening of Jan. 14, local news source 1011Now reports.