This article was originally published on Undark. When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- At least seven children have been hospitalized after getting the same procedure at a California dental clinic and hundreds of more children could be at risk. Doctors are closely ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- At least eight children developed severe bacterial infections after receiving root canals at a Children's Dental Group location in Anaheim. The Orange County Health Care ...

The Orange County Health Care Agency found mycobacteria in the water used for the procedure, and has ordered the clinic to stop using it. Orange County Register: Anaheim Dental Clinic Cooperates With ...

A pediatric dentist, his dental service organization (DSO), and 13 affiliated practices will pay $753,457 to resolve allegations that dentists performed unnecessary "baby root canals" on kids and ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

A pediatric dentist who owns practices in New Jersey and New York agreed to pay more than $750,000 to settle allegations that his dentists performed and billed for medically unnecessary “baby root ...

A dentist allegedly performed unneccessary oral surgeries on pediatric patients, according to the New York Attorney General. Getty Images A dentist accused of performing medically unnecessary oral ...