Todays Dental News

Alternative Dentistry, Snake Oil, and Anti-Science

There are three kinds of people in the world—those who understand mathematics, and those who don’t. This joke, which a buddy of mine.

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Dental Industry Contracts Unfairly Require Arbitration

Forced arbitration is becoming commonplace in many dental industry agreements. It replaces potential litigation through the civil legal process, as well as via.

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ADA Seeks Coordination in Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule requires vendors of personal health records (PHRs) and related entities to notify consumers following.

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Patterson Reaches Settlement With FTC Over Antitrust Decision

Patterson Companies has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding an administrative complaint filed by the FTC concerning alleged.

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Benco and Patterson Decline to Appeal FTC Decision

After Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell held in his initial decision that two of three respondents named in a Federal Trade.

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Petition Asks FTC to Investigate Maine Dental Board for Antitrust Violations

Three national nonprofit groups have petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the Maine Board of Dental Practice for antitrust violations. According to.

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Judge Upholds Two of Three Complaints Against Dental Suppliers

In an initial decision, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell has held that two of three respondents named in a Federal Trade.

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ADA Files Complaint Letter With FTC Against SmileDirectClub

The ADA has sent a complaint letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection raising concerns over aspects of SmileDirectClub’s.

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Healthcare Reform Report Holds Significant Implications for Dentistry

On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump directed the departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Treasury, and Labor to facilitate development.

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Today's Dental News

Proposed Law to Restrict Hygienists’ Work Doesn’t Pass

The ability of hygienists to work with low-income patients in Georgia was in jeopardy. But nothing will change now that the rejected a.

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