Wallingford Dentist Seeks To Do Good in Honduras
Dental tools. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) WALLINGFORD (AP) _ Alan Schupack says it is guilt that is getting him to Central America. The dentist, who has an office on North Main Street...
View ArticleDentist Accused Of Using Paper Clips In Root Canals
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A former dentist in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. Michael Clair is scheduled to be...
View ArticleHundreds Camp Out In Connecticut For Free Dental Clinic
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Hundreds of people are lining up for a free dental clinic in Danbury. A long line was waiting when the clinic opened its doors Friday morning at Western Connecticut State...
View ArticleTop Spots For Teeth Whitening In Connecticut
(credit: Thinkstock) Do you ever wish your smile was brighter? Teeth whitening is easier than you think. Say so long to less-than-white teeth. Teeth naturally lose their whiteness over time. It may be...
View ArticleCan I Pay For A Dentist With My Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dental coverage is treated differently for adults and children. Routine dental care for adults is not one of the essential health benefits required for a plan to be...
View ArticleLawyer Denies Dentist Wrongdoing In Patient Death
DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for a suspended dentist told a state disciplinary panel Wednesday that his client did nothing wrong in connection with the death of a...
View ArticleState Board To Vote On Discipline Plan For Dentist
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A state commission is set to vote on a proposed license suspension and probation for a dentist accused of providing inadequate care to a patient who died. The State Dental...
View ArticleDentist Suspended; Patient Died After Teeth Pulled
DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A dentist whose patient died after developing complications while getting 20 teeth pulled and several implants installed will not be allowed to work...
View ArticleDentist Charged In Patient’s Death
(CBS Connecticut) — Enfield Police have charged a local dentist with criminally negligent homicide and tampering with evidence in the death of a patient last year. Police say the warrant in the case...
View ArticleTrumbull Dentist’s Office Evacuated After Chemical Spill
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — Officials say 15 people were evacuated and six were hospitalized after a hazardous chemical spill occurred at a dental practice in Trumbull. Deputy Fire Chief Alex Rauso Jr....
View ArticleConnecticut Dentist Charged With Writing Bogus Prescriptions
(HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut dentist has been charged with illegally prescribing oxycodone and other drugs to people who were not treated at his office or have legitimate reasons for the...
View ArticleStamford Dental Practice Manager Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The office manager of a Stamford dental practice has pleaded guilty to using a retired dentist’s records to charge insurance companies almost $600,000 for...
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