6 dentists making headlines

From the co-founder of an alternative dental coverage company to the victim of a fatal car crash, here are five dentists who made headlines last week:

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  1. Roger Elliston, DMD, was identified as the victim of a fatal Sept. 13 car wreck in McAdenville, N.C.
  2. Shivi Gupta, DMD, and Tony Hatch, DDS, were added as clinical leaders for Imagen Dental Partners’ affiliated practices in California.
  3. Kevin Patterson, DDS, co-founded PayDent, an alternative to dental insurance for patients and dental care providers, that launched Sept. 14.
  4. Richard Patelski, DDS, affiliated his Downers Grove, Ill.-based practice with Cherry Tree Dental.
  5. Benjamin Burris, DDS, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in a bribery scheme involving former Arkansas state senator Jeremy Hutchinson.

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