Texas
- The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry opened a 4,300-square-foot special-care dental clinic.
- Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group received an investment from Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System.
- Clinton Finch Herzog, the former owner of dental practices in Austin, Texas, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for wire fraud.
- Rene Gaviola, the operator of Floss Family Dental Care in Houston, pleaded guilty to a $6 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme.
- Steven Alexander Smith, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to fatally shooting two dentists in 2022 at an Affordable Dentures & Implants office.
- Fort Worth, Texas-based Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics added four executives to its leadership team.
- Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management promoted Jade Vardeman to vice president of surgeon recruitment.
- Irving, Texas-based Specialized Dental Partners added Vaughn Endodontics, which has three locations in San Antonio.
California
- Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners partnered with Allegra Dental in Tustin, Calif.
- A California dentist was ordered to pay back $100 million in retirement money taken from employees.
- A California dental practice is working to resume operations after its office was burned down in a “suspicious” fire.
- Irving, Texas-based Specialized Dental Partners added Sattva Endodontics in Davis, Calif.
- James Rolfe, DDS, extended the operating hours of his practice to become the only dental urgent care center in Santa Barbara, Calif., to offer care 24 hours and seven days a week.
- Houston-based Specialty1 Partners expanded its network with the addition of James S. Minutello, DDS & Regina D. Minutello, DMD, MS, Inc. and Associates Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, located in Corona, Calif.
New York
- Hackensack, N.J.-based Max Surgical Specialty Management added its first New York office.
- New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health acquired two dental practices to expand services in Nassau County, N.Y.
- Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance partnered with Gentle Dental World in New York City.
- The New York City-based NYU College of Dentistry is launching a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene with a concentration in dental science.
