Dentists Wary Of Salon Teeth-whitening Treatments
But then an inspector for the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners ordered her to stop, accusing her of practicing illegal dentistry.
Markos ongoing lawsuit with the state has waded into the murky area of regulating teeth-whitening products that are increasingly offered in settings outside the dentists office, such as salons and mall kiosks.
The dental industry claims its a health and safety issue; the beauty parlors say the dentists are just trying to brush them out of a lucrative niche.
“As a new business owner, Im trying to bring something new and innovative to the salon. And then to be threatened to be [...]