Shontay Joyner Hickman, who had been serving a life sentence for plotting the murder of her employer, a Glen Burnie, Maryland dentist, received a reduction in her sentence to forty years as part of a sealed plea agreement. The case stands as one of the most extreme examples of a dental practice employee turning against an employer and serves as a sobering reminder that risk to dental practice owners can extend well beyond financial exposure.
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