Here are four dentists in the news this past week.
Jill Balgaard, DDS, joined the Fergus Falls, Minn.-based dental practice LifeSmiles Dental, according to the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.
Sandro R. Popelka, DDS — who practices at Calm Dental PC in Geneseo, N.Y. — was awarded Mastership status with the Academy of General Dentistry, according to Livingston County News. Dr. Popelka completed 1,100 hours of dental education programs to earn this honor.
Othman Shibly, DDS, recently visited Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon for his 12th humanitarian aid trip, according to the UB Reporter.
A 76-year-old retired dentist, Charles H. McCambridge Jr., DDS, passed away from complications of a stroke, according to the Baltimore Sun.