Dentists

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health will close the Gundlah Dental Clinic in Olean, N.Y., over financial headwinds and workforce limitations.  Olean General Hospital’s Gundlah Dental Clinic, a part of Kaleida Health’s network, includes 10 operatories providing care for patients who have…

Michael Marshall, DMD, recently retired after more than three decades in the dental industry.  Dr. Marshall of Southern New Hampshire Endodontics in Manchester retired March 8, according to a notice on the practice’s website.  He is a past clinical instructor…

Rohan Toor, DDS, has opened ABQ Dental Care in Albuquerque, N.M. Services provided by ABQ Dental Care include dental implants, root canals, Invisalign, oral surgery and wisdom teeth removal, according to a March 20 news release from the practice. The…

Eugene-based Lane Community College officials have proposed closing one of their dental clinics to help balance its budget, Lookout Eugene-Springfield reported March 20. Six notes:  1. College administrators proposed $4.2 million in cutbacks for the next school year, which would…

The West Virginia University School of Dentistry has received $5 million in state funding to make improvements to its main student clinic.  Funding from the state is a match for more than $27 million in federal funding secured through the…

Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:

Here are 11 dental school updates from the last few weeks:  1. Milwaukee-based Marquette School of Dentistry received a $2 million gift to establish its first endowed directorship. 2. Big Rapids, Mich.-based Ferris State University appointed Deborah Brown, DMD, to…

A bill has been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to consolidate the regulatory oversight of denturitry. Currently, denturists in Idaho are governed and licensed by the independent Board of Denturitry, which is a five member board with three…

Milwaukee-based Marquette School of Dentistry has received a $2 million gift to establish its first endowed directorship.  The school will create an endowed director of oral and maxillofacial surgery, according to a March 19 news release from the university.  Michael…

Adults living in rural communities with limited access to dental care, in addition to gaps in Medicaid dental coverage, are more likely to rely on hospitals for emergency dental care, according to a new study.  Often, the costly and ineffective…