N.C. Dental Board creates a stir

The Federal Trade Commission has concluded the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally thwarted competition by working to bar nondentist providers of teeth-whitening products and services from selling their products to consumers.

According to a unanimous opinion and final order issued by the FTC on Dec. 2, the Dental Board's conduct constituted concerted action and the board had failed to provide a legitimate pro-competitive justification for its conduct.

Read more about the ramifications of this action and what the FTC had to say about its conclusion at the Wall Street Journal online.