Dental supply class-action settlement notices mailed

Dentists eligible for payments as part of an $80 million class-action settlement involving dental supply companies Henry Schein Inc., Patterson Companies Inc. and Benco Dental Supply Company have received notices informing them that they have until Oct. 15 to file a...

Deadline to cash Delta Dental settlement checks approaching

Delta Premier Providers who are class members of the Delta Dental class action lawsuit have until June 14, 2019, to cash their settlement checks. The $65 million settlement is the result of legal action CDA filed against Delta on behalf of members. Most settlement...

Dental anesthesiology recognized as a specialty

Dental anesthesiology has become the 10th dental specialty recognized by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. The commission adopted a resolution in March based on an application from the American Society of Dentist...

Oral health care of older adults featured in CDA Journal

The April issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association explores the oral health issues of older adults. Articles discuss three models of elderly patient care that have sought to overcome barriers to the integration of medicine and dentistry; a conceptual...