Little Rock, Ark.-based Rock Dental Brands is eyeing continued expansion after achieving record growth during the first half of 2026. Four notes:
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A former employee at Southport (Conn.) Family Dental has been charged with stealing more than $78,000 from the practice through a three-year scheme involving fraudulent credit card refunds, the Daily Voice reported June 22. An investigation was launched after employees…
Wyssta Services, which operates an online portal for certain Delta Dental plan members, has agreed to pay nearly $12.7 million to settle allegations that it installed advertising and analytics tracking technologies without users’ knowledge or consent. The lawsuit, Feeler v.…
Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology has named Kevin Conroy as chair of its board of directors, effective July 1, Mr. Conroy will replace C. Raymond Larkin, Jr., who is retiring after more than 20 years on the board, according to a…
Unprecedented growth creates unprecedented complexity. As Ochsner Health expanded to 47 hospitals across the Gulf South, medical device spend climbed 141% between 2018 and 2024 — and a growing share of procedural spend remained invisible to the teams managing it.…
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Nearly one year after HR 1 became law, states are confronting funding cuts and new work and eligibility requirements that threaten access to dental care under Medicaid — and industry leaders say the full impact has yet to be felt.…
The Illinois Legislature recently passed a bill that prohibits certain reimbursement practices from dental insurance companies. HB 4464 bans insurers, dental service plan corporations and contracted vendors from requiring providers to only accept payments by credit card or electronic funds…
Here are seven new statistics on oral healthcare, dental care accessibility and patient behavior: 1. Medical debt is associated with deferred dental care regardless of insurance coverage, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will transfer its Cambridge dental center to a private owner and discontinue its Faculty Group Practice due to financial challenges, The Harvard Crimson reported. HSDM permanently closed the Harvard Dental Center in Cambridge in…
MCNA Dental has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 LockBit ransomware attack that affected nearly 9 million people. The LockBit group gained access to MCNA’s network Feb. 22, 2023, and maintained access through March 7, 2023.…