From appointments to retirements to deaths, here are the leadership changes Becker's Dental Review has reported since Sept. 1.
- William Giannobile, DDS, a key figure in periodontal research, became Boston-based Harvard School of Dental Medicine's dean Sept. 1.
- Minnesota dentist Daniel Allman, DDS, died after falling from a cliff over Labor Day weekend.
- Arthur Dugoni, DDS, the first and only person in the country to have a dental school named after them while holding the position of dean, died Sept. 23 in his Palo Alto, Calif., home at age 95.
- James Nickman, DDS, became the Minnesota Dental Association's new president during the organization's Sept. 25 house of delegates meeting.
- Wayne Mortenson, DMD, who founded Mortenson Dental Partners with his wife, retired from the DSO Sept. 30.
- Former American Dental Association vice president Robert Ferris, DDS, died Oct. 1 at age 83.
- After serving as Walgreens' senior vice president of pharmacy and retail operations, Jeffrey Koziel joined Saratosa, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance as its new president Oct. 6.
- Chicago-based Webster Dental Care, a dental service organization with 12 locations, appointed Michelle Chua as its new chief operating officer and its first human resources officer Oct. 6.
- Anthony Volpe, DDS, Colgate's vice president of scientific affairs until 2013, died Oct. 8.
- Daniel Klemmedson, DDS, MD, took over as the American Dental Association's new president Oct. 19, succeeding Chad Gehani, DDS, and becoming the organization's 157th president.
- Coral Gables, Fla.-based dentist Cesar Sabates, DDS, was named as the American Dental Association's new president-elect Oct. 19.
- Aquebogue, N.Y.-based dentist Maria Maranga, DDS, was voted second vice president during the Oct. 19 American Dental Association's House of Delegates meeting.
- Western Dental promoted Patricia Himpelmann to senior vice president of specialty services Oct. 27.
- Delta Dental Plans Association named James “Wells” Hutchison as its new president and CEO Nov. 2.
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