From patent infringement to fraud, here are four dental legal battles Becker's has reported on since Nov. 2:
1. Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against teledentistry company SmileDirectClub for allegedly misleading customers and suppressing negative information about its products with restrictive nondisclosure agreements.
2. Dental software company DentalMonitoring filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology.
3. A Maryland dentist was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud.
4. An Illinois dentist was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for orchestrating a $1.2 million fraud scheme.