latest news: Delta Dental
Showing 10 of 180 Articles:
-
Smile Direct Club Holds Delta Dental Entities Accountable for Depriving Millions of its Insureds Affordable Dental Treatment
Lawsuit filed in California and Illinois to hold insurer responsible for denying customers approved teledentistry benefits NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC), the first direct-to-consumer telehealth platform for teeth straightening, announced today it has filed lawsuits against Delta Dental Plans Association and Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation and Delta […]
Delta Dental -
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation: March Recap and May Meeting Overview
Excerpt: Overview of March 2020 Hearing Session The first virtual 2020 JPML hearing took place on March 26. Following the hearing, the JPML issued transfer orders centralizing cases and creating new Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in three matters: MDL No. 2931 – In Re: Delta Dental Antitrust Litigation. Actions transferred to the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo, […]
United States, Illinois Delta Dental -
Delta Dental of Tennessee Commits More than $3.3 Million to Help Dentists Safely Return to Work
Operation #SmilesMatter provides Tennessee dentists with $1,000 allowance to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Delta Dental of Tennessee (Delta Dental) today announced a commitment of more than $3.3 million for Operation #SmilesMatter, a grant program to help Tennessee dentists acquire much needed supplies, equipment, and technology as they prepare to reopen […]
United States, Tennessee Delta Dental -
Dentists under pressure to drill ‘healthy teeth’ for profit, former insiders allege
Read full article with graphics here Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not even taken […]
United States, National USA Delta Dental -
Rupert, Idaho, elementary school students to receive dental sealants
RUPERT, Idaho — Beginning March 11, Rupert Elementary School first- and second-graders can receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities, as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins on the Go program. Dental sealants fill the deep grooves of back teeth, where 90 percent of cavities occur. The fluoride varnish helps […]
United States, Idaho Delta Dental -
Lawsuit challenges state ruling over charitable assets of nonprofit health providers
This 2015 file photo shows the headquarters building of Blue Shield of California in San Francisco. (The Associated Press) Health plan regulators say nonprofit providers are not subject to tighter scrutiny When WellPoint Health Networks planned to buy up what was then known as Blue Cross two dozen years ago, California regulators required WellPoint to […]
United States, California Delta Dental -
Iowa Department of Public Health: Fluoride
Fluoride Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral that can help prevent cavities in children and adults by making the tooth enamel (outer surface) more resistant to the acids that cause tooth decay. Fluoride is found in food, water, other drinks, toothpastes, and mouth rinses. Community Water Fluoridation Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) is a safe and effective public health intervention that prevents […]
United States, Iowa Delta Dental -
Delta Dental applauds nearly 75 years of oral health improvement through fluoride treatment
OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Delta Dental, the nation’s largest and most experienced dental insurance provider, released the following statement in recognition of National Fluoride Day, highlighting the benefits of fluoride treatment for oral health: “For nearly 75 years, fluoride has proven to reduce tooth decay by strengthening the tooth’s enamel, protecting […]
United States, National USA Delta Dental -
Delta Dental: How healthy teeth are linked to rocks
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Note that Delta Dental does not mention that fluoride is an endocrine disruptor (2nd paragraph, page 266, NRC 2006 report) or neurotoxic. See studies by Grandjean 2019, Green et al. 2019, Riddell et al. 2019, Till et al. 2019, the Mother-Offspring studies, and the 64 IQ studies. (EC) How healthy […]
United States, National USA Delta Dental -
Brandon dentist sues, accuses nation’s largest dental insurer of price-fixing, conspiracy
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Jackson. One in three Americans with dental insurance get it through Delta Dental. Dentists are not fairly compensated for services, lawsuit says. A Brandon dentist has filed a class-action lawsuit against Delta Dental, the nation’s largest dental insurer, accusing the company of price-fixing and conspiracy to […]
United States, Mississippi Delta Dental