5 dentists making headlines

From leadership appointments to the death of a former American Dental Association trustee, here are five dentists making headlines:

  1. David Hirsch, MD, DDS, was recently appointed chair of the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
  2. Christian O'Connor, DMD, was arrested and charged with allegedly submitting $200,000 in false claims to Medicaid.
  3. Walter Lamacki, DDS, a former ADA trustee who served as president of the Chicago Dental Society, died July 27 at the age of 85.
  4. Stephen Canis, DMD, former national dental director for United Concordia Dental/Highmark, was named chief dental officer at Camp Hill, Pa.-based Progressive Dental Concepts.
  5. Sarah Oweis, DMD, will provide services at a new integrated medical-dental clinic opened by Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services in Henderson, Nev.

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