"… izing in Medicaid began opening offices around the state. One of them was Kool Smiles. The Atlanta-based chain is the largest Medicaid dental provider in the co …"

"… or approval for each crown. That’s when the state identified problems at Kool Smiles. "The X-rays didn't show a need for these kinds of services," said Donna …"

"… cavity and they wanted to put a crown on it." They also started reviewing Kool Smiles’s X-rays taken after the treatments and found problems that Balaski call …"

"… ted under a crown and nerves left exposed. The state showed the X-rays to Kool Smiles at a meeting in August 2010 but Balaski said the company didn't seem to ta …"

"… ildren on Medicaid. Each is owned by a private-equity firm. The chains are Kool Smiles, Small Smiles and ReachOut HealthCare America.“We’re finding that thes …"

"… for Public Integrity and FRONTLINE, revealed that the Atlanta-based chain Kool Smiles’s business model of serving kids on Medicaid has led to complaints that …"

"… icut of overusing expensive stainless-steel crowns to treat small cavities.Kool Smiles vigorously denies this, saying that it offers quality care to children in …"

"… t creates the wrong incentives.”As reported by CPI and FRONTLINE, one of Kool Smiles most controversial practices is its dentists’ heavy use of stainless-ste …"

"… e pressured to bill more than they might otherwise. Regulators in Georgia, Connecticut and Massachusetts concluded that dentists at Kool Smiles were routinely do …"