The Texas Office of Inspector General (OIG) is investigating the company that processes authorization forms submitted by dentists for dental Medicaid procedures, including orthodontic treatment.
Dental assistants and hygienists in Iowa may be allowed to perform additional expanded functions proposed by the Iowa Dental Association (IDA) pending state approval. The
A New York judge has rejected attempts by the dental chain Small Smiles and its owners and some employees to dismiss lawsuits filed by parents
In a settlement reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Brain-Pad and its president, Joseph Manzo, have been barred from making unsupported claims that
Public health experts who gathered in Washington, DC, on August 17 for a forum on the U.S. oral healthcare crisis clearly agreed on one thing:
Michael David Goodwin, DDS, an orthodontist who practices in Amarillo, TX, and Crown Point, IN, has been indicted on 11 counts of healthcare fraud for
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is recommending that Colgate-Palmolive discontinue certain marketing claims for its Optic White toothpaste,
California’s efforts to expand Medi-Cal dental services to a managed care model have been rebuffed after a pilot program designed to test the scheme failed
The British Dental Health Foundation is supporting an initiative to color-code the front labeling of food products to help consumers make healthier food choices. The
We did not intend for our release of ECG Management Consultants’ studies of the economic sustainability of midlevel providers to answer all questions related to
Dental therapists could dramatically improve access to care via school-based programs run by federally qualified health centers (FQHC), according to a new report by the
Three executives associated with Texas’ Medicaid dental program have retired or quit in the wake of the state’s ongoing scandal involving fraud and over billing.