A Pennsylvania oral surgeon won a $3.2 million jury verdict and a Texas orthodontist plans to open his fourth office.
Here are more than 10 dentists who have made headlines since Sept. 18:
- Jason Auerbach, DDS, co-CEO of Max Surgical Specialty Management, spoke with Becker's about the company's goals and why investment in the oral surgery field is picking up.
- Five dentists spoke with Becker's about what they wish they knew before entering the field.
- Raul Escalante, DDS, spoke with Becker's about why he was not prepared to run a practice when he started his career more than three decades ago.
- Two dentists spoke with Becker's to discuss their opposition or support for a federal medical loss ratio for dental insurers.
- David Kurzinsky, DDS, is retiring after 42 years of service in the industry.
- A group of Chicago dentists sued the city of Chicago over the School-Based Oral Health Program.
- Kyle Sparkman, DDS, is planning to open the fourth Sparkman Orthodontics location.
- John Alonge, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Erie, Pa., received a $3.2 million jury verdict after slipping and falling in an operating room at Saint Vincent Hospital.
- Peter Habashy, DDS, is suing two patients after they posted negative reviews of his practice online.