Regulatory Updates: Page 46

Texas DSO group opposes increased regulation
By Donna Domino
The Texas Coalition of Dental Support Organizations, which includes several large dental service organizations (DSOs), says legislative discussions about increased oversight of their businesses could produce regulations that are unnecessary and anticompetitive.
November 28, 2012
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NJ dental group charged with $1.3M Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller is seeking recoveries from a dental practice that forged Medicaid reimbursement documents to conceal that its owner, who was no longer physically able to treat patients, had been replaced with a dentist who was debarred from the Medicaid program.
November 19, 2012
U.K. seller of high-peroxide teeth whiteners jailed
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Barrington Armstrong-Thorpe, a U.K. man who sold teeth-whitening products containing illegal levels of peroxide, has been sentenced to 16 month in jail, according to the BBC.
November 13, 2012
Are disciplinary actions against DMSOs on the rise?
By Dr. Michael W. Davis
More than 30% of disciplinary actions discharged by the New Mexico Board of Dental Health between June 27, 2011, and August 7, 2012 involved dental professionals affiliated with dental management service organizations (DMSOs).
November 12, 2012
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DQA moves forward with evidence-based initiatives
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) has made great strides this year in its work to develop oral health quality measures in response to legislated mandates, members noted at a November 2 meeting of the DQA in Chicago.
November 11, 2012
Purity toothpaste whitening claims 'misleading'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Purity Laboratories' Beverly Hills Formula whitening toothpaste ads exaggerate the time it takes to whiten teeth.
November 4, 2012
Canary system gets FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Quantum Dental Technologies Canary caries detection system is now available for sale in the U.S. after gaining 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
October 28, 2012
Kan. Dental Board puts license renewal online
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Kansas Dental Board is now recommending all dentists and hygienists renew their licenses online.
October 28, 2012
GDC report critical of Queen's University dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dental school at Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, has been chastised by the U.K. regulatory body that oversees oral health professionals, according to a report from the BBC.
October 22, 2012
U.K. dentist told old magazines pose infection risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.K. dentist was told to get rid of old magazines in her waiting room because they posed an infection risk.
October 21, 2012
Accutron recalls nitrous oxide flow meters
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Accutron has voluntarily recalled the Ultra PC% cabinet-mount flow meter, used with nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation systems.
October 15, 2012
SC legislator calls for routine dental office inspections
By Donna Domino
A South Carolina lawmaker says the state should consider routine inspections of dental offices, as is done in 15 other states. But another legislator who's also a dentist questions the need for such inspections, saying several state agencies already oversee the facilities and respond to complaints.
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