Legal Issues: Page 76

Calif. dentist indicted for $1M in fraudulent billings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A California dentist has been indicted on federal healthcare and mail fraud charges of billing more than $1 million for work never performed.

February 24, 2014

Biolase sues competitors for false advertising

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase has filed a false advertising lawsuit against two competitors.

February 23, 2014

Ivoclar files patent-protection complaint against Dentsply

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CHICAGO - Ivoclar Vivadent announced that it has filed a complaint against Dentsply International and affiliates with the U.S. International Trade Commission.

February 19, 2014

A case of counterfeit dental materials

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

The federal case against a person convicted of counterfeiting dental materials highlights the need for dental practitioners to be aware that the materials you purchase might not be all that meets the eye.

February 19, 2014

NC court allows negligence case to continue

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A North Carolina appeals court has overturned a previous decision in the case of a negligence lawsuit filed after man's death following dental surgery in 2008.

February 18, 2014

CAO Group files patent infringement complaint against Kerr

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CAO Group filed an additional patent complaint against Kerr on February 7, 2014.

February 17, 2014

Dentist gets jail, ordered to pay $58K for Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Abilene, TX, dentist who worked for the Kool Smiles dental chain has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $58,000 for Medicaid fraud.

February 6, 2014

Ind. dental patients to get refunds from Allcare

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Some 300 former patients of Allcare Dental & Dentures in Indiana will receive refunds after the chain abruptly closed its offices in 2011, leaving patients stranded.

January 19, 2014

Hawaii officials investigate child's dental death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hawaiian officials have started an investigation of an Oahu dentist whose 3-year-old patient died after the girl was sedated with different drugs during an extensive dental procedure.

January 8, 2014

Hawaii practice closes amid sedation death scrutiny

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hawaii dentist Lilly Geyer, DMD, has notified her patients via a letter that she is closing her practice. This comes after a 3-year-old patient died after undergoing a dental procedure with sedation at the practice.

January 7, 2014

The changing landscape of dental Medicaid: Part 1

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

The degree of dental Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse is not sustainable. The taxpayer cannot and should not fund such a dysfunctional program, according to Dr. Michael W. Davis. In the first of a two-part series on the changing landscape of Medicaid and its effect on the dental profession, he explains how this unfortunate reality is slowly changing.

January 7, 2014

Hawaii girl dies after dental procedure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A 3-year-old Hawaiian girl who suffered massive brain damage after undergoing a dental procedure last month has died.

January 5, 2014

Previous Page

Page 76 of 85

Next Page