Author: Ariana Portalatin

From facility expansions to new leadership appointments, here are 7 dentists making the news:

North American Dental Group recently added Jacksonville, Fla.-based Paul Hinder, DDS, to its list of affiliated dental practices, according to a May 17 press release.

Healthcare solutions company Henry Schein announced Reed Tuckson, MD, as the company's newest member of its board of directors, according to a May 17 press release.

Two Texas-based dentists paid $3.1 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded the state Medicaid program and violated the False Claims Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental announced a strategic transaction with Wakefield, Mass.-based American Dental Partners Incorporated that will create a network of more than 2,300 dentists across 38 states, according to a May 14 press release.

Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental selected former CVS Health executive Johnny Khouri as its new chief operating officer, the organization announced in a May 13 press release.

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor recently created a machine learning algorithm that can predict a patient's risk of regenerative outcomes after peri-implantitis treatment.

After an increase in 2020 for dental reparative work due to COVID-19-related stress, an Alabama dentist has noticed a higher demand for cosmetic dentistry.

Revenue cycle management company Vyne Dental launched a new web-based dental billing platform to ease handling and organization of information for dental practices of all sizes.

California dentists having trouble obtaining personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic can now order items through a new relief program sponsored by the California Dental Association and the California Medical Association.