Legal Issues

Woman hit with prison sentence for embezzling from dental employer
By Melissa Busch
A woman accused of embezzling more than $240,000 from the dental practice where she worked was sentenced.
January 20, 2025
Jail Hands
Iowa Dental Board agrees to license woman who stole $81,000
By Clark Kauffman
The Iowa Dental Board has agreed to license a woman recently convicted of stealing almost $81,000 from Iowa businesses.
January 16, 2025
Executive Board
Dental management firm owner pleads guilty
By Melissa Busch
An owner of a dental management company accused of mischaracterizing personal expenses as business expenses from the practices he operated has pleaded guilty.
January 14, 2025
Internal Revenue Service Pabrady63
Assault charges dropped against dentist
By Melissa Busch
A dentist accused of stabbing a man during a poker game in February 2023 in Minnesota recently had the felony assault charges against him dismissed.
January 13, 2025
Gavel Scale Lawsuit Westock
Dentist files whistleblower suit citing neglect, retaliation
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who worked at California prisons recently filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the state claiming she was unfairly fired after raising concerns that patients were neglected and more.
January 10, 2025
Whistleblower Lawsuit Victor Moussa
Dentist settles kickback ploy case
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who previously pleaded guilty in a more than $2 million Medicaid kickback scheme has paid more than $600,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations.
January 9, 2025
Gavel Money Lawsuit
Woman accused of running $11M dental fraud scheme
By Melissa Busch
A woman was arrested for allegedly operating an approximately $11 million scheme that defrauded dozens of patients through illegal dental practices.
January 8, 2025
Woman Handcuffs
Jailhouse dental care results in lawsuit
By Melissa Busch
A man is suing a Pennsylvania corrections department and a health contractor for errors resulting from tooth extractions while he was in jail, according to a story.
January 7, 2025
Jail Hands
Proposed deal reached in alleged cyberattack coverup at practice
By Melissa Busch
A dental practice in Indiana has agreed to a proposed agreement to settle allegations that it failed to report and tried to conceal a ransomware attack that exposed patient personal data.
January 3, 2025
Gavel Money Lawsuit
4 dentists, practice indicted
By Melissa Busch
Four dentists and the dental practice in Alaska where they are employed are accused of theft and committing Medicaid fraud over a five-year period and have been indicted.
January 2, 2025
Magnifying Glass Fraud
Oral surgeon sentenced for snatching drugs from patients
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon was sentenced to prison for reportedly stealing fentanyl meant for his surgery patients, shooting them up with adulterated drugs, and performing procedures without properly managing their pain.
December 30, 2024
Judge Gavel
Which stories made DrBicuspid's top 10 list in 2024?
By Melissa Busch
DrBicuspid shares its top 10 stories of 2024.
December 30, 2024
Top 10 Starlineart
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