Texas Dental and Orthodontic Investigations Are on the Rise

Texas is again aggressively investigating and prosecuting dental and orthodontic fraud, particularly regarding Medicaid billing. In fact, in 2025 Attorney General Ken Paxton stated that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is heavily targeting pediatric dental chains that use “paper-only” visits, where the clinic bills for an exam that never actually occurred or was performed by a technician without a dentist present.... By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP