Legal Issues: Page 34

Dentist must pay $20K to assistant fired for COVID-19 concerns

By Melissa Busch

A dentist must pay $20,000 in back pay to a dental assistant he unlawfully fired for filing a COVID-19 safety complaint.

August 10, 2023

Ex-NBA player gets prison for $5M in dental, medical fraud

By Melissa Busch

An ex-New Jersey Nets player was sentenced for his role in defrauding the National Basketball Association’s (NBA's) benefits plan.

August 6, 2023

Dentists sue DSO NADG affiliate for ownership share data

By Melissa Busch

Dentists have sued a dental service organization (DSO) affiliate to understand what may have diluted their ownership shares.

July 26, 2023

Jury awards $3.5M to boy left with brain injury after dental care

By Melissa Busch

A jury awarded $3.5 million to a 5-year-old boy who experienced a hypoxic brain injury during a routine dental procedure.

July 24, 2023

Conn. dentist cops to not paying $244K in taxes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist in Connecticut pleaded guilty on July 17 in a U.S. district court to tax evasion.

July 18, 2023

Dentist’s license suspended after patient’s death

By Melissa Busch

A dentist had his license suspended following the death of an 86-year-old dental patient.

July 13, 2023

Mich. man faces murder charge in dispute over dental work

By Melissa Busch

A Michigan man who was allegedly operating an illegal dental office in a home was charged with murder.

July 12, 2023

Dentist accused of giving unsafe drug doses to kids settles

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Oklahoma pediatric dentist has settled a case following claims that she engaged in gross negligence.

July 11, 2023

Jury convicts dentist of prescribing opioid that caused patient’s death

By Melissa Busch

A U.S. jury has convicted a Kentucky dentist for his role in a dental patient's death.

June 26, 2023

Dental director’s alleged antiracial justice remarks spur lawsuit

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued a clinic.

June 22, 2023

SmileDirectClub settles NDA lawsuit

By Melissa Busch

SmileDirectClub has settled a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) lawsuit filed by the Washington, DC, attorney general's office.

June 22, 2023

3rd employee arrested in $6M pediatric dental fraud scheme

By Melissa Busch

A third person has been charged in connection with a $6 million Medicaid fraud scheme at a dental practice in Texas.

June 15, 2023

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