Here are 16 dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
- Brian Hoffman, DMD, abruptly closed his Missouri practice, leaving patients and employees without answers.
- Elizabeth Shapiro, DDS, was recognized by the American Dental Association with its Distinguished Service Award.
- Emily Krieg, DMD, is leading a new Dental Care Alliance-supported practice in Florida.
- Robert Chorak, DDS, retired after more than four decades in dentistry.
- Karin Irani, DDS, was voted president-elect of the American Dental Association.
- Benjamin Nero, DDS, an orthodontist who practiced for more than five decades and an education advocate, died Sept. 27 at the age of 89.
- Louis Rose, DDS, MD, a retired Philadelphia periodontist and clinical professor who was among the first to research the links between gum disease and systemic conditions including diabetes and heart disease, died Sept. 30 at the age of 84.
- Young Chi Chang, DDS, is leading a new Aspen Dental office in North Carolina.
- Seven dentists connected with Becker’s to talk about the biggest risks in dentistry that are not getting enough attention.
- Kindal Tatum, DDS, cut the ribbon on Tatum & Co. Dental, a new dental practice in Brentwood, Tenn.
