Legal Opinion
DDS v. Bd. of Dental Examiners of Ala.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided April 2, 2019No. Case No.: 2:18-cv-01679-RDPPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
R. DAVID PROCTOR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In September 2018, the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama ("Board" or "Dental Board") sent a cease-and-desist letter to SmileDirectClub, LLC ("SmileDirect"). The letter and subsequent communications from the Board informed SmileDirect that certain services it performs for customers at its Alabama shop can only be performed at facilities where a licensed dentist is physically present. Because SmileDirect does not have a licensed dentist physically present at its facility, the Board considers SmileDirect's nondentist personnel to be engaged in the…
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