The 2022 recipient of the American Dental Association's Humanitarian Award and three other dentists made headlines last week:
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Chicago-based DSO Elite Dental Partners named its new president and COO and 12 other dental leadership moves:
Orthodontic service organization Orthodontic Partners has expanded its reach in recent weeks, adding a total of six practices so far this year.
Christian Le Brun has been named the new CEO of Leixir Dental Group, succeeding Leixir founder and current CEO Harmeet Bindra.
Under the No Surprises Act that went into effect Jan. 1, good faith estimates for the cost of care must be given to uninsured and self-pay consumers.
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Connecticut's General Assembly will consider several consumer protection measures as part of a "dental bill of rights" this year, the Connecticut State Dental Association said Jan. 13.
Dental Intelligence has appointed Dan Geraty CEO; Marty Ostermiller CFO; Jeff Adams chief revenue officer; and James Grover chief product officer, the dental software company said Jan. 13.
David Kim, MD, has been selected to chair the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, the Bossier Press-Tribune reported Jan. 12.
Lyndon Cooper, DDS, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, effective April 18, the Richmond-based school said Jan. 12.
Lionel Gold, DDS, an oral surgeon who was the former chair of the oral and maxillofacial surgery department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, died Dec. 21 of heart disease, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 11.