Appeals Court Affirms FTC Ruling That North Carolina Dental Board Illegally Stifled Competition in Teeth Whitening

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a Federal Trade Commission ruling that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted lower-priced competition by engaging in anticompetitive conduct to prevent non-dentists from providing teeth whitening services to consumers in the state. The unanimous decision, issued on May 31, denied the […]