The Dental Board of California is warning dentists to be cautious of scammers posing as board members to obtain information or demand money from them, according to an announcement from the California Dental Association.
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A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year suspension after being tied to 15 bacterial heart infections since 2013, including a case that resulted in a patient dying from surgery complications, according to NBC's flagship station WNBC.
Oregon legislators are attempting to rectify the state's lack of access to dental care for many children, rural residents and low-income families, the Mail Tribune reports.
Nearly 49 percent of dental practices said they had experienced employee theft, and about 46 percent of those said it happened more than once, according to a survey conducted by the ADA Council on Dental Practice.
An affiliated Mayo Clinic hospital in Mankato, Minn., will offer patients dental services at its Eastridge Clinic, according to local news station KTOE.
An anonymous University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry alumnus has donated to the school $10 million, the largest donation in the school's history.
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A man allegedly threatened to "shoot up" a dental office over a disagreement about his dentures, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental has leased 200,000 square feet in a Chicago building, with plans to expand its workforce and quadruple its office space, Crain's Chicago Business reports.
Study clubs are a way dentists can continue education, network and share experiences with other dentists, according to the American Dental Association. They are often started by state and local dental societies.