Legal Issues: Page 51

FTC ruling reverberates through dental distributor segment

By Melissa Busch

Benco Dental plans to appeal the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finding that the dental product distributor and Patterson Companies conspired to undermine dental buying groups, which negotiate lower prices for smaller dental practices. The FTC ruling is also creating ripple effects through the dental industry.

October 16, 2019

FTC hands out mixed ruling to Benco, Patterson, Schein

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein was cleared of conspiracy charges in an October 16 ruling by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). However, fellow defendants Patterson Companies and Benco were found to have conspired to refuse to offer discounted prices or otherwise compete for the business of buying groups of independent dentists.

October 15, 2019

ADA duel with SmileDirectClub heats up

By Tony Edwards

The American Dental Association (ADA) and SmileDirectClub have issued dueling press statements in their ongoing dispute over government regulation of SmileDirectClub's clear-aligner business.

October 8, 2019

MetLife settles dentist misclassification suit for $3.4M

By Melissa Busch

Metropolitan Life Insurance (MetLife) has agreed to pay about $3.4 million to settle a suit filed by dental consultants who claimed they didn't get overtime and benefits because they were wrongly treated as independent contractors, according to a settlement motion.

October 7, 2019

New book on dental practice transitions set to launch

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Practice transition experts from the Mandelbaum Salsburg law firm have published a new book on how to navigate the process of closing a dental practice transition.

September 26, 2019

Calif. dentist's license suspended for fraud charges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A California dentist's license has been suspended over 75 felony insurance fraud counts, according to a September 24 report by San Diego's Fox 5 News.

September 25, 2019

Patient death after root canal investigated in Wash.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Washington State Department of Health is investigating the death of a woman who died after undergoing a root canal at an endodontic practice in Vancouver, WA.

September 25, 2019

Ex-dentist in DC pleads guilty to $5M in Medicaid fraud

By Melissa Busch

A former dentist in the Washington, DC, area who is already in jail for sexually assaulting patients has pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme to defraud his local Medicaid program out of approximately $5 million.

September 19, 2019

Orthodontist pleads not guilty to charges of bribing Ark. lawmaker

By Melissa Busch

An orthodontist who is accused of paying $157,000 in kickbacks and providing free dental work to an Arkansas lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to the latest reports.

September 10, 2019

NJ adopts law banning sale of dental provider contracts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New Jersey has joined 15 other states in prohibiting the sale or lease of access to certain dental provider network contracts with the passage of new legislation banning the practice.

September 9, 2019

Anesthesia and patient safety are a team effort

By Colin Bell, DDS

Oral surgeon Dr. Colin Bell is in the unique position of reviewing claims for anesthesia use for a malpractice insurance company. In this role, he is often asked by dentists how they can minimize the risks of anesthesia administration. He offers a practical blueprint of essential considerations to enhance patient safety.

September 9, 2019

Calif. dental board reports phone scams targeting practices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scam artists posing as Dental Board of California staff are calling practices claiming that offices are under investigation for drug trafficking, according to an advisory sent by the dental board on September 6.

September 8, 2019

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