Melissa Busch[email protected]Legal IssuesTexas investigating illegal marketing of fluoride toothpastesThe attorney general in Texas has launched investigations into Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble for illegally marketing fluoride toothpaste.May 9, 2025Legal IssuesWoman enters plea in fatal shooting of dental directorThe woman accused of fatally shooting a dentist and dental director during a dispute over loud music at an apartment complex in Wisconsin entered a plea.May 7, 2025Legal IssuesDental patient files suit over gouged tongueA man is suing a health center and other unnamed individuals, claiming that part of his tongue was gouged out during a dental procedure.May 6, 2025HomeYe accuses dentist of hooking him on nitrous oxide, plans to sueYe, best known as Kanye West, and Bianca Censori, his wife, intend to file a malpractice lawsuit against his ex-dentist, claiming that he got the rapper addicted to laughing gas.May 2, 2025OpioidsTaking the ache out of talking pain with dental patientsDental leaders discuss how to discuss touchy pain management topics with patients.May 2, 2025Legal IssuesOral surgeon accused in $3M loan scheme acquittedAn oral surgeon accused of orchestrating a $3 million fraudulent loan scheme has been acquitted following a jury trial.May 1, 2025Legal IssuesDental manager sentenced for tax offense at wife’s practiceA dental office manager who oversaw his wife’s practice in Ohio was sentenced for a tax offense.April 30, 2025Legal IssuesDentist arraigned for inappropriate contact with patientsA dentist in California accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with three patients has pleaded not guilty.April 29, 2025Regulatory UpdatesTroubled dentist in danger of losing his licenseThe Missouri Dental Board is seeking to revoke the license of a dentist who is accused of being involved in a 2023 fatal hit-and-run case and other crimes.April 28, 2025Legal IssuesDentist accused in shooting responds to lawsuitA dentist in Georgia accused of shooting her partner to death has responded to a wrongful death lawsuit.April 25, 2025Previous PagePage 47 of 88Next PageTop StoriesPrivacyDentist to pay to settle U.S. privacy allegationsA dentist accused of failing to provide timely access to a patient’s protected health information has agreed to settle the case.PrivacyCritical cybersecurity questions you must ask before buying a dental practiceOffice ManagementDo’s and don’ts for improving practice productionPodcastsShould your dental practice surcharge credit cards? A CPA discusses cutting processing fees.Legal IssuesDentist enters plea, avoiding trial
