Editorial · Topic
Verification & licensing
3 articles on this topic. Plain-English explainers, source-cited, reviewed by a licensed clinician where the topic is clinical.
- May 7, 2026
How to Read a Dentist's CMS Open Payments Record (And What It Actually Tells You)
CMS Open Payments publicly tracks transfers of value from drug and device manufacturers to dentists. The data is genuinely useful for transparency — but only if you know what's signal and what's noise.
- May 7, 2026
Your State Has a Dental Board — Here's How to Use It
Every state has a regulatory dental board that licenses dentists, investigates complaints, and publishes disciplinary actions. The records are public. Here's what they tell you and how to look them up.
- May 7, 2026
How to Verify a Dentist's Specialty Using NPPES (and Why It Matters)
A self-described 'cosmetic dentist' may not be a board-recognized specialist at all. Here's how to use the federal NPPES registry to verify what a dentist's actual NPPES taxonomy says.