Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.
- A woman has filed a Child Victims Act lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y.-based dentist Robert Herzog, DDS, claiming he abused her when she was a child.
- Chicago dentist Ogbonna Bowden, DDS, rolled out a mobile dentistry service that provides children on the city's South Side with free exams, screenings and cleanings.
- Massachusetts dentist Donald LeClair, DMD, discussed the financial struggles he is facing as he operates his practice amid the pandemic, saying "it is horrific."
- Houston-based pediatric dentist Piya Gandhi, DDS, has seen more patients with cavities than before and believes it may be tied to wearing face masks.
- Timothy Aldrich, DDS, a Tulsa, Okla.-based dentist, and two employees were arrested July 16 on charges of obtaining prescription drugs for personal use.
- Florida dentist Tara Griffin, DMD, has implemented a long list of procedural changes since her Panama City Beach-based practice reopened its doors for nonemergency care, including ozone therapy and an emotional support dog.
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