Dental Business: Page 437

Okla. dentist gets 18 months for Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Oklahoma dentist has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud for submitting claims for dental services that were not provided.

December 2, 2012

Ga. dental office raided amid child cruelty charges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental office in Rome, GA, has been searched after numerous complaints were filed about the practice's alleged overuse of child restraints and the performance of unnecessary dental work on children.

December 2, 2012

CareCredit issues new card design

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CareCredit has unveiled a new design for its credit card as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.

December 2, 2012

Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Make most decisions quickly

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Contrary to what most people think, good decision-making has as much to do with how fast decisions are made as with how well they are made. That's because the vast majority of daily decisions are too minor to merit the dentist's time.

December 2, 2012

$18.4M grant to USC will support oral health for the poor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An $18.4 million grant from First 5 LA will support the University of Southern California (USC) Ostrow School of Dentistry in providing dental care and outreach to children in the area.

November 29, 2012

Aspen Dental settles assault lawsuit with ex-employee

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental assistant formerly employed by an Aspen Dental clinic in Longview, WA, has settled with the company after suing Aspen for alleged assualt, the Daily News Online reported.

November 29, 2012

CDHP examines oral health implications of EHB rule

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

On November 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published guidance on the Affordable Care Act's standard set of benefits that must be offered in the new state health insurance exchanges and small group and individual insurance markets outside the exchanges.

November 29, 2012

Calif. governor signs dental plan disclosure bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will place new disclosure requirements on dental plans and insurers when they make material changes to their contracts, rules, and procedures.

November 28, 2012

NC dentist to pay former partner $2.3M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Winston-Salem, NC, dentist must pay her former business partner $2.34 million in compensatory and punitive damages after she transferred money from their joint practices for personal use without permission, according to a news story in the Winston-Salem Journal.

November 28, 2012

Klox sells teeth-whitening business to Valeant Pharmaceuticals

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Klox Technologies has agreed to sell its professional in-office whitening kit business and teeth-whitening pen business to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

November 28, 2012

Carestream partners with Canadian dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Third- and fourth-year University of Saskatchewan dental students have received $25,000 worth of oral health imaging technology through a partnership between the College of Dentistry and Carestream Dental Canada.

November 28, 2012

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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