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Article: NORTH CAROLINA DENTAL SERVICES CHAIN PAYS $10 MILLION TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS

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April 9, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division issued the following press release:

Medicaid Dental Center (MDC), a privately-owned chain of dental clinics in North Carolina previously known as Smile Starters and Carolina Dental Center, has reached a settlement with the United States and North Carolina to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department announced today. Under the agreement, MDC agreed to pay $10,050,000 to resolve allegations that it caused false or fraudulent claims for payment to be presented to the North Carolina Medicaid program by billing for medically unnecessary dental services performed on indigent children.

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