Legal Issues: Page 38

Align Technology sues SmileDirectClub for false advertising

By Melissa Busch

Invisalign maker Align Technology has filed a lawsuit against SmileDirectClub claiming that the company misleads patients by advertising that its clear aligner treatment is provided under the care of dentists and orthodontists.

January 10, 2023

Aspen Dental to pay $3.5M to settle deceptive advertising case

By Melissa Busch

TAG - The Aspen Dental Group's dental service organization Aspen Dental Management has agreed to pay $3.5 million to Massachusetts to resolve claims that it cheated thousands of consumers in the state through bait-and-switch advertising.

January 8, 2023

Week in Review: Cancer therapy and jaw necrosis | Dispel halitosis with probiotics | Predicting pain

By Melissa Busch

January 6, 2023

CDA files legal action against Delta Dental of California

By Kate Madden Yee

The California Dental Association (CDA) has filed a legal action against Delta Dental of California in San Francisco Superior Court challenging the company's adjustments to premier and preferred provider organization agreements that took effect on January 1.

January 5, 2023

Suit dismissed against dental patient who wrote bad reviews

By Melissa Busch

An appeals court in Colorado recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against a dental patient who wrote negative online reviews about the root canal therapy she received from an endodontist, according to court records.

January 4, 2023

Practice pays $23K for reportedly revealing patients' data on Yelp

By Melissa Busch

A California dental practice has paid $23,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to settle a potential HIPAA violation for reportedly disclosing patient-protected health information in responses to Yelp reviews.

December 15, 2022

Week in Review: Meet the Cuspies semifinalists | Call for expanded Medicaid benefits | Debate to Better Dentistry

By Theresa Pablos

December 9, 2022

Fla. dentist indicted for tax evasion

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist in Florida has been indicted on one count of tax evasion and one count of failing to file a tax return, according to a December 1 press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.

December 6, 2022

Md. dentist sentenced to federal prison for fraud

By Alex Dagostino

Dr. Edward Buford III of Silver Spring, MD, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit mail and healthcare fraud, according to a November 18 press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.

November 27, 2022

Week in Review: Orthodontist under fire for TikTok trend | Drop in dental assistant satisfaction | Extremely rare molar impaction

By Theresa Pablos

November 18, 2022

Fla. dentist may lose license for alleged battery of patients

By Alex Dagostino

Two public complaints have been filed with the Florida Department of Health alleging that a Pensacola dentist inappropriately touched female patients, according to news reports.

November 17, 2022

Ill. dentist sentenced to federal prison for fraud

By Alex Dagostino

A Chicago dentist faces 2.5 years in federal prison after allegedly collecting $1.2 million in medical care loans for dental work he never performed.

November 2, 2022

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