Dentists

Michael Lozman, DDS, was recently appointed July 1 to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad by President Joe Biden. 

A dentist was appointed dean of a Washington dental school and five other dentists who made headlines last week:

Patient cancellations continue to be a major problem affecting dental practices in the U.S., preventing them from filling their schedules and leading to revenue losses. 

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Smile Health Orthodontics became the first practice in the area to use Brava technology, which uses a biomedical orthodontic approach to move each tooth independently. 

Sonrava Health acquired two DSOs, and four other acquisitions that took place in June:

Some of the top dental stories this month centered around wages, leadership and private equity in the industry.

Neocis, a dental robotics manufacturer, received FDA 510(k) clearance for its robotic dental workflow software, YomiPlan Go.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based UPD Dental Associates was recently hit by a data breach affecting 6,843 patients.

Fourteen states have done work to improve dental coverage for residents under Medicaid so far this year, the American Dental Association said June 29.

Here are 21 dental industry acquisitions Becker's reported on during the second quarter of 2022: