A California dentist has been sentenced to jail time for sexually assaulting multiple patients, KSBW reported April 22. Weidong Wang, DDS, was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple patients while they were under anesthesia. Dr. Wang pled no contest to three…
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Louisiana legislators have advanced a bill that would require Medicaid to cover certain dental procedures. Under House Bill 222, the state’s Medicaid program would cover dental procedures deemed medically necessary in order for a patient to be cleared to receive…
Dental software and clear aligner company uLab Systems recently made three senior leadership appointments. Johanna Beckmen was promoted to senior vice president of commercial strategy and operations, Rick Geracitano was promoted to vice president of sales, and Joel Siegel was…
Here are six updates on New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management in 2026: 1. Premier Care Dental Management promoted oral surgeon Joshua E. Gish, DDS, to the role of president. 2. Premier Care Dental Management acquired Lebanon Family…
Transportation has long been treated as a back-office function in healthcare. That assumption is now driving real financial and operational losses. A new report from Becker’s Healthcare, in collaboration with Uber Health, surveyed 150 healthcare leaders on how their organizations…
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Dentists are facing compounding factors fueling financial troubles for their practices this year. Five notes: 1. Although several states have increased reimbursement rates for dental services, they are still not enough to keep up with the pace of inflation, according…
For more than a decade, the dental industry has experienced one of the most aggressive consolidation cycles in its history. Private equity capital poured into the profession, DSOs scaled rapidly and large multi-location platforms became a dominant force across the…
Here are three new trends dental industry leaders are tracking that could lead to future hurdles for providers and DSO executives: Increasing ED visits Hospital emergency departments are seeing an increasing number of pediatric patients seeking treatment for dental issues. …
Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners has acquired a practice in Palm Harbor, Fla., to continue its expansion. The DSO added VIP Dental, a general and emergency dentistry practice, that provides services seven days a week, according to an April 23…
Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group has named Katie Lee, DDS, its vice president of education and development. Dr. Lee is the founder of Collective Health Society, an integrated dental and wellness practice in Centennial, Colo. The practice opened in April…