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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

Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss

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

In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.

November 1, 2015

Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases

By Donna Domino

Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.

October 29, 2015

Ind. reaches settlement with Aspen Dental on ad claims

By Tony Edwards

The Indiana Attorney General's Office has reached a settlement agreement on October 22 with Aspen Dental Management, resolving allegations that the company used deceptive advertising and other unfair tactics to promote services at Aspen Dental-branded practices in Indiana. Affected customers will receive restitution, and Aspen agrees to reform its advertising techniques.

October 21, 2015

FTC weighs in on dental boards after Supreme Court ruling

By Tony Edwards, Donna Domino

In response to February's U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the North Carolina dental board in the teeth-whitening case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued guidance on how state regulatory boards controlled by market participants can avoid antitrust litigation.

October 15, 2015

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