From the Chicago Dental Society welcoming a new president to a lawsuit brought against a prison dentist alleging a botched procedure, here are the dentists making headlines in the past two weeks.
- Knoxville, Tenn.-based dentist Clarence "Buzz" Nabers, DDS, who previously made headlines for improperly sterilizing dental equipment, sold one of his buildings and closed his practice located there.
- Retired dentist Selma Pierce, DDS, died after being struck by a car in Salem, Ore.
- Dean Nicholas, DDS, was sworn in as 2021 president of the Chicago Dental Society.
- Maryland dentists Clifford Walzer, DMD, and Brian Valle, DDS, performed more than $200,000 worth of free dental procedures for five patients after their dentist surrendered his license.
- A federal judge gave the greenlight to a San Quentin, Calif., prisoner's lawsuit alleging he went without food for a month after a botched dental procedure performed by Kenneth Eifert, DDS.
- Trent Jones, DMD, quit his job at an Illinois dental clinic because of mental and emotional distress he suffered after cameras placed in an employee bathroom allegedly recorded him and his coworkers.
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