Maryland has about 70 dentists per 100,000 residents, according data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that they are equally distributed across the state. State health officials and dental health advocates say … Read More
Dentists across Virginia are scrambling to fill a statewide shortage of dental hygienists. The gap is most acute in Northern Virginia, according to the Virginia Dental Association. “There’s a huge imbalance in the number of hygienists to dentists right now … Read More
Want to know a place where you can learn more about the past, present and future of dentistry? Replete with an abundance of exhibits and artifacts, the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland, offers just … Read More
A consumer advocacy group is claiming that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was “highly evasive” and “threatening” when the organization tried to serve her legal papers over her social media promotion of a Texas dental practice in March. The lawsuit, … Read More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued two final rules April 22 related to access to care within Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service plans. The American Dental Association previously sent letters in June 2023 to CMS, commenting on both … Read More
When Edward brought his family to their local food pantry in Summit, New Jersey, to pick up fresh produce, his children had more than hungry bellies. Sadly, his four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son had learned to live with dental pain. … Read More
Living with severe ADHD can feel like driving a race car mind equipped with bicycle brakes, says clinical psychologist Lance Kelley. His team has recently witnessed too many crashes. During the last year, many kids who’d been able to manage … Read More
DALLAS, May 22, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MB2 Dental, the first and fastest-growing dental partnership organization, announced today it was named the winner of two Stevie® Awards in the 22nd Annual American Business Awards®. Additionally, MB2 Dental was named a winner in D … Read More
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — The numbers paint a clear picture: the dental industry is grappling with an unprecedented staffing deficit. The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that staffing shortages have reduced dental practice capacity by 10 percent. That means that … Read More
The ADA Foundation’s Give Veterans A Smile program will launch nationally at SmileCon 2024 in New Orleans, Oct. 17-19. SmileCon will present multiple opportunities to help call attention to the unmet oral health needs of veterans by encouraging dentists to … Read More
CHICAGO, May 23, 2024 – The American Dental Association (ADA) applauds members of Congress for prioritizing oral health as a critical component of Americans’ overall health and wellbeing. Beyond teeth and gums, the mouth serves as a window to the … Read More
The Dental Services Market is expected to witness significant growth, reaching an estimated value of USD 788.8 billion by 2033, up from USD 457.5 billion in 2023. This growth is driven by a steady Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of … Read More
As chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, I recently held a hearing about the dental care crisis in the United States. Ahead of that hearing, I asked Americans from across the country to share their … Read More
Good oral health impacts more than a smile. It brings a host of health benefits as people age, including a lower risk of dementia, diabetes and heart disease, research suggests. But many older adults can’t afford regular dental care — … Read More
Colorado became the eighth state and Minnesota became the ninth to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, which supports license portability by allowing dental professionals to practice in participating states instead of obtaining individual licenses in each state. Colorado … Read More
WASHINGTON — Two Republican U.S. senators have teamed up to try to prevent states from banning in vitro fertilization, months after the Alabama state Supreme Court upended access to the procedure by ruling fertilized embryos were children under state law. … Read More
At a May 16 hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee, experts made the case for adding comprehensive dental coverage to Medicare and Medicaid insurance. In her written testimony, Lisa Simon, M.D., D.M.D., an associate physician … Read More
On May 15, the US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York announced that they had settled their civil fraud lawsuit against Balance Diagnostics USA, LLC, a diagnostic testing facility based in Cedarhurst, New York, for paying kickbacks to … Read More
A Lake Oswego orthodontist is in the crosshairs of a $20 billion medical device company, Align Technologies, which alleged in a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday that Dischinger Orthodontics is effectively counterfeiting its flagship product, Invisalign braces. The lawsuit alleges … Read More
Heartland Dental has taken a notable step toward improving patient care after implementing VideaHealth’s artificial intelligence technology across its more than 1,700-practice network. The two companies spent less than 10 weeks completing the rollout, which marks the largest dental AI … Read More
On April 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the most significant set of eligibility regulations since the initial rule implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new rule will help eligible individuals enroll in Medicaid and … Read More
HYANNIS, MA – Cape Cod Hospital has agreed to a $24.3 million settlement to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act. The hospital is accused of submitting claims to Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures that did not … Read More
Several trends and events that have taken place recently could have a negative effect on dental practice operations and dental care accessibility this year. Three events for dental leaders to know: Medicaid disenrollments About 20.3 million people have been disenrolled from … Read More
Arizona’s Medicaid agency is a “completely new” organization one year after a humanitarian crisis caused by massive fraud was announced to the public, its leader said Thursday. Carmen Heredia, cabinet executive officer for the state’s Medicaid agency, said the organization … Read More
Texas Health and Human Services’ gave Aetna a boost and must start over. In Texas, millions of low-income residents are dependent on Medicaid for their health care coverage. The care provided is crucial to Texans, especially children and expectant mothers. … Read More
WELLESLEY, Mass., May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — DentaQuest, part of Sun Life U.S., has given $30,000 to the Interfaith Dental Clinic in Tennessee. The donation supports Interfaith’s mentorship programs, which are designed to help local students develop careers in oral … Read More
The closure of Walmart’s health centers could leave behind a gap in care for dental patients, according to Bryan Carey, CEO of Atlanta-based DSO Benevis. Walmart announced April 30 that it would close all 51 of its Walmart Health centers … Read More
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is being sued over her promotion of a Texas dentist on her social media accounts this week. The lawsuit, filed by the consumer advocacy group Travelers United in the Superior Court of the District of … Read More
Dental Group of Amarillo (Texas) experienced a data breach, with an unauthorized party gaining access to the company’s network. DGA recently completed a forensic investigation into the incident, revealing that certain files were accessed on DGA’s network between Oct. 3 … Read More
TORONTO, May 10 (Reuters) – Shares of Sun Life Financial (SLF.TO), opens new tab fell nearly 6% on Friday after Canada’s No. 2 insurer missed quarterly profit estimates due to weakness in its dental insurance business in the United States, … Read More
Baird claimed S-Ray had developed an innovative ultrasound device that could take the place of X-rays, allowing dentists to quickly and safely image patients’ mouths. Baird falsely told investors that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted S-Ray “market … Read More
The wait is over. Registration for SmileCon 2024 in New Orleans is open, with early bird pricing available through May 31. SmileCon has four registration options: the one-day Hall Pass for exhibits only (and the opening session if purchased for … Read More
House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., is urging the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase training funding for dentists and physicians in underserved communities through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. The ADA … Read More
WELLESLEY, Mass., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Georgia lawmakers recently approved approximately $11 million to support an adult dental benefit for people enrolled in Medicaid. This is the first step toward helping low-income adults with Medicaid coverage obtain routine oral … Read More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an unpublished version of its mammoth Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance and Quality Final Rule (Final Rule). In a previous client alert, we analyzed the … Read More
Conventional political wisdom would typically advise candidates to steer clear of mentioning their past controversies. But U.S. Sen. Rick Scott went out of his way, quite literally, on Thursday to attend former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan and … Read More
Together with state and federal partners, U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced the formation of the Palmetto Health Care Fraud Task Force (PHCF Task Force), which has been created as a dedicated task force to combat health care fraud and … Read More
High blood pressure, diabetes, dementia, and adverse birth outcomes are all medical conditions that have a direct correlation to oral health. Optimal oral health is about so much more than white teeth and a good smile. It has far-reaching impacts … Read More
(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is charging eight people who are linked to an alleged scheme to defraud the state’s Medicaid program out of two-point-six million dollars. He says the defendants used the stolen identities of … Read More
A Florida man responsible for $97 million in health care fraud across three separate schemes in Western Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida will spend 10 years in federal prison. Daniel M. Hurt, 60, of Fort Lauderdale was also ordered to … Read More
