1. Giles Willis Jr., DDS, received $100,000 on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to open a dental practice in Lafayette County, Ark., the area’s first dental practice in 20 years.
2. Jared Pell, DDS, affiliated his practice with MB2 Dental, marking the DSO’s first Virginia partnership.
3. Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, was named acting director of the National Institutes of Health.
