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Native America Needs More Dentists

Many Native American and Alaskan Native communities don’t have enough dental professionals to provide...

AGD Urges Federal Government to Allow Dentists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is urging federal health officials to permit qualified...

ADA Seeks Coordination in Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule requires vendors of personal health...

Dentist Indicted on Kickback and Fraud Charges

A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted licensed dentist Edward T. Buford III...

Benco and Patterson Decline to Appeal FTC Decision

After Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell held in his initial decision that...

Don’t Condemn All FQHCs for the Unethical Behavior of the Few

After reading the article “FQHCs Churn Patients in a Big Scam” published on October...

FQHCs Churn Patients in a Big Scam

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are IRS 501c nonprofit medical, mental health, and dental...

St. Louis Dentist Indicted for Medicaid Fraud

Dr. Yun Sup Kim of St. Louis is under federal indictment for allegedly defrauding...

Dental Health Act Heads to Oval Office for Signing

After passing the House of Representatives last week, bipartisan legislation to improve access to...

Dental Grad Achieves $1 Million in Student Loan Debt

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently reported the dubious distinction of the first dentist...