Cobb dental company will pay $24M after accusations of Medicaid fraud

Marietta-based Benevis, the company behind Kool Smile dental clinics, has agreed to pay a fine. It will pay nearly $24 million to settle accusations of Medicaid fraud. Prosecutors said the company had performed unnecessary dental procedures for years. They said Benevis would then bill taxpayers, "using unsuspecting patients... in the process."