Legal Issues: Page 63

Legal Cases: Implant placement into the maxillary sinus

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

A group practice's dentists proposed a treatment plan of three implants for a 60-year-old man with missing teeth. However, after the implants were placed, an x-ray showed one of the implants projected beyond the bony floor of the patient's sinuses. As William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc Leffler write, sometimes there is a difference between acceptable clinical practice and what a jury may see.

March 13, 2018

Court finds Calif. illegally cut pay for hygienists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A state judge has ruled that the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) illegally reduced payments for dental hygienists who work outside of the dental office. The department oversees the state's dental Medicaid program, Denti-Cal.

March 8, 2018

FTC provides new details in case against distributors

By Theresa Pablos

On February 15, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new details about its antitrust complaint against dentistry's three largest distributors. It also suggested nine actions it believes the companies should be required to take if they are found guilty of conspiracy.

February 15, 2018

Benevis, Kool Smiles settle with DOJ for $24M

By Tony Edwards

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $23.9 million settlement with dental management company Benevis and its Kool Smiles affiliate after a seven-year False Claims Act investigation.

January 9, 2018

Kool Smiles practice faces lawsuit after child deaths

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two children have died after being treated at a Kool Smiles practice in Yuma, AZ, over the past two years. The practice now faces a wrongful death lawsuit concerning the death of a 4-year-old girl, and the death of a 2-year-old boy also is being investigated.

January 9, 2018

Align terminates interoperability contract with 3Shape

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Medical device company Align Technology will terminate its interoperability contract with 3Shape as of January 17, 2018.

December 19, 2017

Calif. inspects practices for imaging education violations

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Department of Public Health has been conducting compliance inspections of the state's dental practices to uncover instances of unlicensed dental assistants operating imaging machines, according to the California Dental Association (CDA).

December 17, 2017

CHIP not included in U.S. government funding bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was not included in a stopgap resolution that keeps the U.S. government funded until December 22, 2017.

December 10, 2017

U.S. House resolution may provide stopgap CHIP funding

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A U.S. House of Representatives resolution introduced on December 4 may provide short-term funding to keep both the U.S. government and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) operating.

December 4, 2017

Pa. dentist indicted on 200 counts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A federal grand jury in Pennsylvania has indicted a Pittsburgh dentist on 200 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, healthcare fraud, using or maintaining a drug-involved premises, and other charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

November 2, 2017

Mich. dentist on the run arrested for Medicaid fraud charges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Michigan dentist charged with Medicaid fraud has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Dominican Republic after fleeing the U.S. in May, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office.

October 3, 2017

Another bill to repeal, replace Obamacare has failed

By Theresa Pablos

The latest attempt to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, will not be put to a vote, U.S. Senate Republicans said on September 26. The Graham-Cassidy bill would have changed the way state Medicaid programs are funded, which could have affected recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.

September 26, 2017

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