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The Federal Trade Commission charges Henry Schein Practice Solutions, a dental practice office management software company, falsely advertised the level of encryption it used to protect patient data. Now, the company has settled the charges with a $250,000 payment.

  Dentists may prescribe antibiotic prophylaxis to patients at high risk for bacterial infection, according to News-Medical.

 A study found nearly two-thirds of children who are at higher risk of developing cavities are not obtaining recommended preventative dental care, according to News-Medical.

Dentists participating in Fayetteville (Ark.) Youth Dental Program are providing care for children in the community, according to Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Henry Schein committed to donate e $250,000 in healthcare products over the next two years to the America's Dentists Care Foundation.

  Here are six key notes on dental companies from the last week.

  Illinois dentists in the Tri-Cities will administer free services through the Dentist With a Heart program, according to Kane County Chronicle.

  Peninsula Community Health Services opened a Port Orchard (Wash.) dental clinic to offer services to Medicaid patients, according to Kitsap Sun.

Cleveland Avenue Dental Center is working with Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Schools in Ohio to provide care to students, according to Winston-Salem Journal.

Anniece Ward, DDS, and other Aspen Dental volunteers provided care for veterans in Oklahoma City, according to NewsOK.