Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
1. East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental plans to open a new office in Laveen, Ariz., which will be run by Dositej Stulic, DDS.
2. Adam V. Slatniske, DDS, faces 10 charges related to possessing and distributing child pornography as well as viewing the images from his place of employment.
3. Dentists and dental service organizations need to stay agile and flexible to be successful. Additionally, dentists must overcome a dramatic cultural change to spark innovation, Samuel Low, DDS, told Becker's Dental + DSO Review.
4. The Minnesota Board of Dentistry ordered Gary Hedin, DDS, "to cease and desist from practicing dentistry in any manner in the state," after he pleaded guilty to a $158,958 tax fraud scheme.
5. John Montoya, DDS, is offering free consults and affordable care to former patients of a local Boulder, Colo.-based dentist who abruptly closed his dental practice in October and left patients without records and payments.
6. East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental opened a new practice in Ooltewah, Tenn., on Nov. 7, which is run by Timothy Harning, DDS.
7. Rosa Galvan-Silva, DDS, received a $183,000 phone bill from AT&T for hundreds of international calls she claims her practice didn't make.
8. Angela Canfield, DDS, has donated 419 custom mouthguards –– a total value of $35,615 –– to local youth sports teams.
9. Douglas R. Sewell, DDS, abruptly closed his dental practice as patients seek the return of money and dental records.
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1. East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental plans to open a new office in Laveen, Ariz., which will be run by Dositej Stulic, DDS.
2. Adam V. Slatniske, DDS, faces 10 charges related to possessing and distributing child pornography as well as viewing the images from his place of employment.
3. Dentists and dental service organizations need to stay agile and flexible to be successful. Additionally, dentists must overcome a dramatic cultural change to spark innovation, Samuel Low, DDS, told Becker's Dental + DSO Review.
4. The Minnesota Board of Dentistry ordered Gary Hedin, DDS, "to cease and desist from practicing dentistry in any manner in the state," after he pleaded guilty to a $158,958 tax fraud scheme.
5. John Montoya, DDS, is offering free consults and affordable care to former patients of a local Boulder, Colo.-based dentist who abruptly closed his dental practice in October and left patients without records and payments.
6. East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental opened a new practice in Ooltewah, Tenn., on Nov. 7, which is run by Timothy Harning, DDS.
7. Rosa Galvan-Silva, DDS, received a $183,000 phone bill from AT&T for hundreds of international calls she claims her practice didn't make.
8. Angela Canfield, DDS, has donated 419 custom mouthguards –– a total value of $35,615 –– to local youth sports teams.
9. Douglas R. Sewell, DDS, abruptly closed his dental practice as patients seek the return of money and dental records.
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