A North Carolina patient claims she received a surprise bill of $13,000 for six tooth extractions after she received an estimate that the procedure would cost $3,000, according to Kaiser Health News.
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Though there are few dental colleges in the U.S., the schools still compete to attract new students. In Niche's list of the 2020 Top Colleges for Dental Studies in America, Orem-based Utah College of Dental Hygiene topped off the ranking.
The 2020 Connecticut Mission of Mercy dental clinic has been canceled until further notice due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus, according to local news station WFSB.
A former lab instructor at the Topeka (Kan.) Correctional Facility was sentenced to 32 months in prison after being found guilty of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate, according to The Salina Journal.
The American Dental Association, while in support of the HHS decision to appoint a chief dental officer at CMS, sent a letter questioning if the position is exclusive to CMS.
Oral medicine has been recognized as the 11th dental specialty, according to the American Dental Association.
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Estes Park, Colo.-based Elk Ridge Dentistry began notifying 2,793 patients March 2 that their information may have been exposed after a hard drive was stolen.
A new lawsuit claims a New York City-based dentist "had a habit of exposing himself to the young female interns in his dental office," over a decade ago, according to SI Live.
Align Technology announced March 4 that it as entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exocad for approximately $420 million in cash.