Legal Issues: Page 39

New Calif. prescribing law set to take effect in January 2023

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new law taking effect in 2023 will allow California prescribers to request an exemption from the current requirement to electronically prescribe all medications.

October 27, 2022

Pa. dentist to pay $1M for improper prescription records

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Pennsylvania dentist was ordered to pay a $1 million fine after pleading guilty to refusing to keep proper records relating to controlled substances, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

October 20, 2022

Dentist must pay $770K in gender discrimination suit

By Melissa Busch

A Washington jury ordered a dentist and his practice manager to pay about $770,000 to a former dental assistant who filed a suit claiming she was wrongfully fired for being a woman, according to a news article published on October 14 in the Daily News.

October 17, 2022

Dentist settles case involving unneeded 'baby root canals' in kids

By Melissa Busch

A pediatric dentist, his dental service organization, and 13 affiliated practices will pay $753,457 to resolve allegations that dentists performed unnecessary "baby root canals" on kids and billed Medicaid for them, according to New York and U.S. authorities.

October 6, 2022

Legal Case: Down the hatch!

By Marc Leffler, Dr. Mario Catalano, MAGD, and Theodore Passineau

Dr. H., a pediatric dentist, saw a 13-year-old, long-standing patient who needed endodontic treatment on his upper left central incisor. During the procedure, the patient became agitated, and the dentist dropped her file. A trip to the hospital and legal action against the dentist followed.

September 26, 2022

$95M awarded in case of girl left with brain damage from dental care

By Melissa Busch

A jury in Texas awarded $95.5 million to the family of a 4-year-old girl left with irreversible brain damage following a 2016 dental visit, according to a press release issued on September 22 from an attorney representing the girl's family.

September 22, 2022

Week in Review: Burnout soars among dentists | Implant procedure leads to lawsuit | September doesn't have to suck

By Theresa Pablos

September 2, 2022

Legal Case: Not every patient can have every procedure

By Dr. Marc Leffler

Ms. P wanted implants after seeing TV commercials that touted their benefits for replacing missing teeth. After she ended up in the hospital with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, her restorative dentist was slapped with a lawsuit. Dr. Marc Leffler breaks down the case.

August 30, 2022

NY dentist disciplined for fraudulent acquisition of oxycodone

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A New York dentist has been sentenced to one year of probation and levied a civil liability fine of $100,000 for fraudulently acquiring oxycodone, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.

August 28, 2022

Dental clinic staffers charged in $6M pediatric Medicaid fraud scheme

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An operator and a manager of a Houston-based dental clinic have been charged in a $6 million Medicaid healthcare fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

August 21, 2022

DSO Dental Care Alliance would pay $3M in proposed settlement

By Melissa Busch

A judge in Georgia signed off on a proposed agreement that calls for dental service organization (DSO) Dental Care Alliance (DCA) to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 cyberattack that affected about 1 million patients and employees.

August 4, 2022

Legal Case: Are you ready to perform sedation dentistry?

By Dr. Marc Leffler

Dr. E, a general dentist in practice for more than 30 years, took advantage of her state's sedation dentistry laws by attending a weekend course on dental sedation management. Not long after, a patient died in her practice, followed by a demand for settlement. Dr. Marc Leffler breaks down the case.

August 3, 2022

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