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This is Riz Hatton with the
Becker SS Dental Past. So podcast.

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Here's your daily industry news
briefing for today, September 20th,

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a group of Chicago dentists have sued
the city of Chicago over the school-based

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oral health program,

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which offers s Dental services to
Chicago public school students.

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According to a September 18th
report by Cook County record,

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the suit accuses the city of charging
dentists illegal fees to participate in

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the program, and also requiring dentists
to provide dental services for free.

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Even in cases where the
student's parents have insurance,

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that would've covered the cost.

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The suit also alleges that the city
and the Department of Health required

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dentists to pay an administrative fee,

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but did not provide any administrative
services to the dentist.

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The Chicago Association of School Dentists
filed a suit in Cook County Circuit

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Court on September 8th. The
Chicago Department of Health,

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which runs the program did not respond
to a request for comment from Becker's.

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