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FTC fines Henry Schein $250K over patient data encryption

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein Practice Solutions will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company falsely advertised the level of encryption it provided to protect patient data.

January 5, 2016

Top 5 stories from 2015

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com takes a look back at the most-read news and clinical articles from 2015, as measured by page views. The most popular article this past year was our report on the New York state attorney general announcing a settlement with Aspen Dental Management.

December 30, 2015

Top 5 stories from fall 2015

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com takes a look back at the most-read news and clinical articles from fall 2015, as measured by page views. The most read article was Assistant Editor Theresa Pablos' interview with Dr. Bing Hu on local anesthetics and young permanent teeth. What are the other four? Click to find out.

December 23, 2015

Pharma firm to pay $39M civil fraud settlement over fluoride tablets

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. government agencies have announced a $39 million civil fraud settlement against a pharmaceutical company for selling half-strength fluoride supplements, according to a U.S. Department of Justice statement.

December 21, 2015

Legal Cases: Failure to diagnose and treat periodontal disease

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

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our readers a fresh perspective on common practice and risk management issues from attorneys who litigate these issues. This case concerns periodontal disease and notes in charts.

December 20, 2015

Nobel Biocare gets mixed ruling in patent lawsuit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nobel Biocare got a mixed ruling on its patent infringement lawsuit against Neodent USA, alleging infringement of two patents relating to the design of Nobel Biocare's NobelActive line of dental implants.

December 13, 2015

8 myths about embezzlement

By David Harris, MBA

Reports suggest that 3 in 5 dentists will eventually be victims of embezzlement, potentially costing dentistry more than half a billion dollars this year. David Harris, CEO of dental embezzlement examination firm Prosperident, busts eight myths about embezzlement that you should be aware of to help your practice avoid some pitfalls.

December 6, 2015

Office lease negotiating: Part 3 -- Repair & maintenance

By Matt LaMaster, Esq.

In part three of this series, Matt LaMaster discusses who is responsible for the repair and maintenance of a dental office building and why many dentists don't pay attention to this part of their lease until they are out thousands of dollars.

November 19, 2015

Texas Supreme Court upholds ruling against payment holds

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that the state did not have the right to withhold payments to dentists and orthodontists who were accused of Medicaid fraud.

November 16, 2015

U.S. federal court rules in favor of ClearCorrect over ITC

By Theresa Pablos

A U.S. federal court has ruled in favor of ClearCorrect in a case involving digital data, noting that the U.S. International Trade Commission does not have the authority to regulate the data. The case has implications that could affect how the Internet is regulated.

November 11, 2015

Legal considerations for practice ownership: Part 2

By Joseph D. Jordan, JD

In the first part of this series, dental attorney Joseph D. Jordan covered the first two legal considerations for stepping into practice ownership: practicing due diligence and business entity formation. In this concluding part, he covers contract negotiations, closing on the practice, and running with ownership.

November 10, 2015

Legal considerations for practice ownership: Part 1

By Joseph D. Jordan, JD

A course on what you should know when buying a practice is not on the syllabus for most dental schools. As dental attorney Joseph D. Jordan writes, new dentists often find they have little on which to base their life-changing choices when taking that first step into practice ownership. In the first part of this series, Jordan details the first two legal considerations: practicing due diligence and the formation of a business entity.

November 3, 2015

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