▁The ▁law suit ▁accused ▁Asp en ▁of ▁viol ating ▁of ▁laws ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁states ▁which ▁allow ▁only ▁dent ists ▁to ▁own ▁ad ental ▁practice . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁report ▁entitled ▁" J oint ▁Staff ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁Corpor ate ▁Pract ice ▁of ▁D ent istry ▁in ▁the ▁Med ica id ▁Program ," ▁Sen ators ▁Ch uck ▁Gr ass ley ▁and ▁Max ▁Bau cus ▁investig ated ▁corpor ate ▁dent istry ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁Asp en ▁D ental , ▁Church ▁Street ▁Health ▁Management ▁( C SH M ), ▁Small ▁Sm iles , ▁N CD R , ▁L LC , ▁K ool ▁Sm iles , ▁Re ach Out ▁and ▁Heart land ▁D ental ▁Care . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁paid ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁to ▁sett le ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁de cept ive ▁market ing ▁and ▁b illing ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Asp en ▁settled ▁charges ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁that ▁it ▁inter fer ed ▁with ▁dent ists ' ▁decision ▁making ▁in ▁clin ics ▁it ▁managed . ▁The ▁company ▁paid ▁$ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁new ▁business ▁practices ▁prohib iting ▁such ▁inter ference . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁Mo ody ' s ▁was ▁placing ▁Asp en ' s ▁ratings