Thousands of patients continue to visit the emergency room for dental care due to the inconvenience and price of services at nearby practices, according to local news station KJZZ.
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Knoxville, Tenn.-based Clarence "Buzz" Nabers, DDS, mailed letters to patients informing them that they should get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, according to Knox News.
The American Dental Association announced a new interim policy on vaping, calling for a complete ban of vaping products that aren't approved by the FDA, according to a Dec. 16 news release.
Houston-based Endo1 Partners, a specialty dental services organization, announced Dec. 10 that it had received funding from Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private investment firm.
Two members of the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners continue to collect paychecks although they were terminated effective Dec. 5, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A Mississippi dentist filed a lawsuit Dec. 11 against Delta Dental, accusing the dental insurer of price-fixing and conspiring to lower compensation for dentists, according to USA Network affiliate The Clarion Ledger.
Candid, an aligner company that sells at-home starter kits, is using artificial intelligence to speed up treatment by as much as 30 percent, according to Forbes.
A Fairfield, Conn.-based dentist must pay $1.7 million in damages after exploiting Medicaid patients at assisted living homes, according to the Connecticut Post.
Dental service organizations continue to expand throughout the U.S., with one affiliating with its 1,000th practice.
The Civil Service Commission in Michigan agreed to create a new $5,000 bonus for dentists who complete a year-long probationary period at a state facility, according to the Lansing State Journal.