From an Arizona dentist owner who closed his practice to CMS' first chief dental officer, here are four dentists who made headlines last week:
- Paul Mullasseril, DDS, was named dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City.
- Michael Colangelo, DDS, affiliated his practice, Grapevine Dental, with Sarasota, Fla.-based DSO Dental Care Alliance.
- James Heaton, DDS, closed his Chandler, Ariz.-based dental practice temporarily after a nearby explosion damaged the building.
- Natalia Chalmers, DDS, PhD, was appointed chief dental officer of CMS.