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Dental Hygienist Faced Ethics Warning | Sioux City News
A Cedar Rapids dental hygienist, Abby Young, faces a warning from the Iowa Dental Board after allegedly pushing a patient into costly treatment—claiming his teeth would fall out if he didn’t act fast. The insurance company later denied the procedure as unnecessary, and the office tried to bill the patient directly, even threatening collections. Though the patient eventually got his money back, the case sparks concern over rampant upselling in dentistry. Young denies wrongdoing, and the board’s vague findings hint at a pattern: just months prior, a Coralville dentist was punished for…
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