Dentists

Six dental schools have received donations totaling $60.2 million in the last two months. 

Several dental schools have experienced shifts in their leadership in the last two years, with 16 schools appointing or experiencing the departure of deans in the last two years. 

Anibal Diogenes, DDS, PhD, has been named a Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

The University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill has appointed Janet Guthmiller, DDS, PhD, as dean, effective Oct. 15. 

The Illinois legislature recently advanced several bills affecting dentistry, addressing workforce shortages, equity and reimbursements.

Spark Orthodontics recently acquired a two-location orthodontics practice in Indiana. 

CareQuest Innovation Partners has chosen its first cohort of entrepreneurial dental companies for its Smile Health startup initiative.

From leadership appointments to monetary donations, here are seven recent updates to know about five upcoming dental schools:

The American Dental Education Association has initiated an effort to increase the number of men of color in healthcare.

High Point (N.C.) University received a $32 million donation from the Rick and Angie Workman Foundation for the university's new school of dental medicine.