Teledental Practice’s Antitrust Suit in Alabama Proceeds

A teledental practice and an affiliated dentist dodged dismissal of their federal law claims against Alabama dental board members who tried to shut down the practice’s in-state operations.

Members of Alabama’s Board of Dental Examiners must answer claims that their threat to close a shop where non-dentists digitally photographed patients’ teeth and gums using an iTero device violated the Sherman Act and the Dormant Commerce Clause, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama said April 2.

The control state professional licensing boards may exercise over out-of-state actors is a hot issue, especially in fields being taken over ...