Britt Vitalone, executive vice president and CFO at the McKesson Corporation, has been appointed to Align Technology’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Mr. Vitalone has worked with McKesson since 2006 and has provided financial leadership to several major businesses…
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Two professors from Stony Brook University have received a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to determine whether dental imaging can be used to detect early signs of heart disease. Mina Mahdian, DDS, an associate…
Vyne Dental, a dental revenue cycle management company, has entered an integration agreement with Open Dental Software. Vyne Dental said June 24 that it has begun utilizing Open Dental’s application programming interfaces while continuing to collaborate with the Open Dental…
OrisDX raised $4 million to support the launch of its saliva-based multiomic platform for the detection of oral cancer. OrisDX offers a non-invasive oral rinse with 93% sensitivity and 99% specificity, according to a June 10 news release. The company…
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry has joined several other schools in testing a new material for clear aligners. The clear aligners are created using 3D printers from Graphy Inc., a Korean technology company. The “shape memory” material uses…
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iCoreConnect, a cloud-based software and technology company for dental and medical companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy June 2. The company filed for Chapter 11 relief to retain control over its assets and operations and position itself for long-term success,…
Align Technology recently awarded $300,000 in grants to 12 universities around the world to support orthodontic and dental research. The awards were given as part of the company’s Annual Research Award Program, according to a June 2 news release. The…
Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona has partnered with High Point (N.C.) University to enhance dental education. The High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine welcomed its first class of students in September. It is the third dental school in…
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Dentistry and the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis have created an app to help connect dentists and medical providers with patient health information. The app facilitates patient communication and health information exchanges to help…
Lifshitz Law has launched an investigation into Dentsply Sirona for possible securities laws violations and breach of fiduciary duties by certain company executives. Five notes: 1. Dentsply Sirona voluntarily suspended the sale and marketing of its Byte clear aligners and…