License Still Active for Oral Surgeon After Arrest on Sexual Assault Charges

The North Carolina Dental Board of Examiners says it is looking into charges against 55-year-old Michael Hasson, an oral surgeon charged last week with sexually abusing at least four female patients while they were under anesthesia. Hasson works at Wilmington Oral Surgery and has run the practice for 22 years. As of Monday morning, his license … Read more

ADA, ADEA and ASDA Release Report Supporting Modernization of Dental Licensure Process

The American Dental Association (ADA), American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and American Student Dental Association (ASDA) released a groundbreaking task force report today supporting the modernization of the dental licensure process. The report is the culmination of over two years of research, discussion and collaboration among the organizations, which have teamed up to form the … Read more

New Jersey Man Performed Dental Work Without License or Training

A New Jersey man and his wife have been arrested after prosecutors said the husband illegally acted as a dentist at the practice his wife owns. Oscar Guevara, an x-ray technician, had “unlawfully performed dental procedures” at Allure Dental in March 2018, although he is not licensed as a dentist in New Jersey and has … Read more