Federal Trade Commission staff submitted comments to Dr. Sherin Tooks, Director of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), urging CODA to finalize and adopt accreditation standards for dental therapy education programs, which will likely benefit consumers. The staff comment is in response to CODA’s request for public comments on the 2014 version of its proposed […]
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FTC Staff Submits Comment to the Commission on Dental Accreditation Regarding its Proposed Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs
Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding CODA’s proposed Accreditation Standards for Dental Therapy Education Programs. The FTC staff comment states that the proposed accreditation standards may encourage the development of a nationwide dental therapy profession that could improve access to, and enhance competition […]
FTC Concludes North Carolina Dental Board Illegally Stifled Competition by Stopping Non-Dentists From Providing Teeth Whitening Services
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted competition by working to bar non-dentist providers of teeth whitening goods and services from selling their products to consumers, according to a unanimous Opinion and Final Order issued by the Federal Trade Commission. The Commission held that the Dental Board sought to, and did, exclude […]