Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care has more than 400 affiliated practices across 42 states.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners have acquired a practice in Illinois to expand its network.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management supports more than 95 practices in five states.

Erin Bumann, DDS, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, has been awarded the Gold Medal Fellowship by the American Dental Association.

Suchitra Nelson, PhD, has been awarded a grant of $656,000 by the National Institutes of Health to research oral health disparities between older adults, Mirage News reported July 11.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has affiliated practices in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

From award winners to inductees, position appointments, promotions and honors, here are some of the top accomplishments by dentists in 2022:

Biolase and TeamSmile have partnered to give free dental treatment to children at TeamSmile events using Waterlase technology.

Based in Orange, Calif., Western Dental & Orthodontics supports more than 350 practices and 1,200 dentists across five states.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance supports more than 380 practices and 775 dentists in 21 states.