Here's this week's roundup of dentists making headlines.
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The American Dental Association sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration Aug. 6 asking it to delay its prescriber registration fee schedule one year.
Below are tips to help establish family-friendly policies in dental practices as many schools move online, according to the California Dental Association.
Dental practices should encourage physical distancing as an important strategy to prevent virus transmission, according to updated CDC guidelines.
The CDC made changes Aug. 4 to its interim infection control guidelines for dental settings.
California dental employee Karla Morales was arrested for failure to pay back restitution from a fraud scheme she committed while working at Delano Family Dentistry.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued new guidance Aug. 5 that prohibits healthcare providers from charging patients in their insurance network for additional fees to cover the skyrocketing cost of personal protective equipment needed to ensure safety amid the COVID-19…
Experts project a widening in oral health disparities amid the pandemic, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Procuring personal protective equipment is still a volatile and uncertain process for Rhode Island dental practices, according to The Providence Journal.
Waco, Texas-based Stonehaven Dental and Orthodontics is being sued for $200,000 to $1 million by a local couple who claim the practice deceived them about insurance coverage for tooth extraction and replacement procedures, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.