February 11, 2011
A federal judge has refused to bar the Federal Trade Commission from moving forward with its administrative case accusing North Carolina's dental board of inhibiting competition by allowing only dentists to offer teeth-whitening services in the state.
February 08, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday refused to drop its case against North Carolina's dental board, ruling that the state-action doctrine does not protect the board from antitrust scrutiny because it is run by practicing dentists.
February 02, 2011
North Carolina's dental board has sued the Federal Trade Commission, accusing the regulator of exceeding its powers by trying to stop the state agency from barring nondentists from performing teeth-whitening services.