Legal Issues: Page 13

Dentist accused of trying to meet up with child

By Melissa Busch

A dentist was arrested on January 15 as part of a trafficking sting after allegedly attempting to meet up with someone he believed to be a minor for sexual purposes.

January 21, 2025

Woman hit with prison sentence for embezzling from dental employer

By Melissa Busch

A woman accused of embezzling more than $240,000 from the dental practice where she worked was sentenced.

January 20, 2025

Iowa Dental Board agrees to license woman who stole $81,000

By Clark Kauffman

The Iowa Dental Board has agreed to license a woman recently convicted of stealing almost $81,000 from Iowa businesses.

January 16, 2025

Dental management firm owner pleads guilty

By Melissa Busch

An owner of a dental management company accused of mischaracterizing personal expenses as business expenses from the practices he operated has pleaded guilty.

January 14, 2025

Assault charges dropped against dentist

By Melissa Busch

A dentist accused of stabbing a man during a poker game in February 2023 in Minnesota recently had the felony assault charges against him dismissed.

January 13, 2025

Dentist files whistleblower suit citing neglect, retaliation

By Melissa Busch

A dentist who worked at California prisons recently filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the state claiming she was unfairly fired after raising concerns that patients were neglected and more.

January 10, 2025

Dentist settles kickback ploy case

By Melissa Busch

A dentist who previously pleaded guilty in a more than $2 million Medicaid kickback scheme has paid more than $600,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations.

January 9, 2025

Woman accused of running $11M dental fraud scheme

By Melissa Busch

A woman was arrested for allegedly operating an approximately $11 million scheme that defrauded dozens of patients through illegal dental practices.

January 8, 2025

Jailhouse dental care results in lawsuit

By Melissa Busch

A man is suing a Pennsylvania corrections department and a health contractor for errors resulting from tooth extractions while he was in jail, according to a story.

January 7, 2025

Proposed deal reached in alleged cyberattack coverup at practice

By Melissa Busch

A dental practice in Indiana has agreed to a proposed agreement to settle allegations that it failed to report and tried to conceal a ransomware attack that exposed patient personal data.

January 3, 2025

4 dentists, practice indicted

By Melissa Busch

Four dentists and the dental practice in Alaska where they are employed are accused of theft and committing Medicaid fraud over a five-year period and have been indicted.

January 2, 2025

Oral surgeon sentenced for snatching drugs from patients

By Melissa Busch

An oral surgeon was sentenced to prison for reportedly stealing fentanyl meant for his surgery patients, shooting them up with adulterated drugs, and performing procedures without properly managing their pain.

December 30, 2024

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