Legal Issues: Page 37

OraPharma to pay $100K to settle false Medicare claim case

By Melissa Busch

Oral health product firm OraPharma has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve claims that incentive compensation it paid to account managers, who were also dental hygienists, resulted in the submission of false claims to Medicare, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

February 8, 2023

Oral surgeon who fought vaccine order continues battle in RI

By Melissa Busch

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon who filed a complaint against Rhode Island after he was forced to stop practicing for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine compliance order is fighting to keep his legal battle alive.

February 2, 2023

What dentists need to know about HIPAA storage requirements

By Jerry Dilk

Patients expect privacy from their dentist, including compliance with HIPAA for their sensitive personal information. Senior Consultant for Information Governance Jerry Dilk breaks down the basics of HIPAA for dental professionals.

February 1, 2023

Dental hygienist responsibilities in coding dental claims

By Estela Vargas and Belle DuCharme

While most dental hygienists cannot legally diagnose dental disease, they still have a legal responsibility to properly code what they do. Coding expert Estela Vargas shares tips for coding common dental hygiene treatments.

January 31, 2023

CDA reminds dental employers about importance of meal and rest breaks

By Amerigo Allegretto

The California Dental Association (CDA) is reminding dentist employers about the importance of complying with employee meal and rest break rules following the state's recent clarification about monetary compensation for employees who are not afforded such breaks.

January 30, 2023

Mass. dentist cops to embezzling $1.2M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist and bookkeeper at a dental practice pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud for his role in embezzling $1.2 million from his employer and defrauding a U.S. relief fund, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.

January 26, 2023

12 charged for alleged practice scheme to defraud U.S. agencies

By Melissa Busch

A dozen Pennsylvania dentists, practice owners, and employees were charged with numerous crimes for allegedly operating a scheme that attempted to defraud Medicaid, U.S. immigration authorities, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a justice department press release.

January 26, 2023

Patent suit between Sonendo's PIPStek, Biolase heats up

By Melissa Busch

PIPStek, a subsidiary of Sonendo, developer of the GentleWave root canal disinfection system, filed a lawsuit against Biolase claiming that Biolase's laser violates two of its patents. Biolase calls the claims against its Waterlase laser "meritless."

January 25, 2023

U.S. court rules dental therapists can receive Medicaid payments

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that dental health aide therapists in tribal communities in Washington can receive reimbursements from Medicaid, reversing a last-minute decision by the Trump administration.

January 22, 2023

Week in Review: Dentist sued over YouTube video | CBCT on the rise for kids | NSAIDs shine in pain relief study

By Theresa Pablos

January 20, 2023

Dentist sued over online video that disparages snap-on veneers

By Melissa Busch

The owner of a snap-on veneers lab has filed a defamation lawsuit in U.S. court against a Missouri dentist who cautioned viewers in an online video about this type of temporary prosthetic. The story was published on January 15 in the Springfield News-Leader.

January 17, 2023

Week in Review: Align sues SmileDirectClub | Cuspies 2023 finalists | Practice ownership drops

By Theresa Pablos

January 13, 2023

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