5 dentists making headlines

Two dentists who were appointed deans of dental schools and three others who have made headlines since Jan. 11. 

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1. Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, PhD, was appointed dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Dental Medicine.

2. Benjamin Joy, DDS, spoke with Becker’s about how dental practice owners can ensure their staff is happy to retain and attract the best team.

3. Rajdeep Randhawa, DDS, spoke with Becker’s about how to avoid losing staff to competitors.

4. Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College named Burke Soffe, DMD, dean of its upcoming dental school.

5. The practice of Thomas Shannon, DDS, suspended its operations after he was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography and soliciting explicit content from minors.

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