Dental Business: Page 243

Benevis, Kool Smiles settle with DOJ for $24M

By Tony Edwards

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $23.9 million settlement with dental management company Benevis and its Kool Smiles affiliate after a seven-year False Claims Act investigation.

January 9, 2018

Kool Smiles practice faces lawsuit after child deaths

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two children have died after being treated at a Kool Smiles practice in Yuma, AZ, over the past two years. The practice now faces a wrongful death lawsuit concerning the death of a 4-year-old girl, and the death of a 2-year-old boy also is being investigated.

January 9, 2018

New product: Colgate launches new AI toothbrush on Apple.com

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Colgate has launched an electronic toothbrush that uses artificial intelligence (AI) with an app exclusively on Apple.com and in select Apple stores.

January 8, 2018

North American Dental Group acquires Ga. practice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

TF Dental Group has been sold to the North American Dental Group, a dental service organization.

January 7, 2018

CMS clarifies no texting of patient orders rule

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified regulations related to texting by dentists, physicians, and other healthcare providers in a memo issued on December 28, 2017.

January 4, 2018

New product: Lares launches handpiece system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Lares Research has introduced a new electric handpiece system.

January 3, 2018

Delta Dental gives $118K for interprofessional education

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation has awarded $118,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to create an interprofessional oral health and dental education curriculum.

December 21, 2017

Top 5 news stories from fall 2017

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com takes a look back at the most-read news and clinical articles from fall 2017, as measured by page views. The most popular article was our coverage of the newly issued high blood pressure guidelines, followed by a report on antibiotic use by dentists.

December 21, 2017

ClearCaps accepts Planmeca scans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aligner manufacturer ClearCaps has begun accepting scans from two Planmeca intraoral scanners.

December 20, 2017

New products: GuardLab debuts 2 new products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sports technology company GuardLab has announced two new products: a boil-and-bite mouthguard and a home digital impression kit.

December 20, 2017

New product: Brasseler adds polishers to Brio line

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental and surgical instrument manufacturer Brasseler USA has added new composite and ceramic single-use polishers to its Brio line.

December 19, 2017

Chairman of Penn dental school periodontics dies

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ricardo Teles, DDS, the chairman of the department of periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, died on December 11. His death has been ruled a suicide.

December 19, 2017

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