Dentists

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in relation to stolen COVID-19 vaccine doses and more than $100,000 worth of medical equipment taken from a Purdy, Wash.-based dental office, reports The News Tribune.

The National Dental Association has tapped Keith Andrew Perry as its new executive director, reports The Seattle Medium.

From leading new offices to legal settlements, here are 12 female dentists making headlines so far this year:

High Point (N.C.) University intends to add a dental school in fall 2023, pending approval from two accrediting agencies.

Melissa Ing, DMD, an associate professor at Boston-based Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, filed a lawsuit accusing the school of gender discrimination and retaliation after she alleged sexual harassment in the workplace, reports The Tufts Daily.

A Topeka, Kan.-based dental practice has closed after the arrest of its dentist, Brian Newell, DDS, reports NBC affiliate KSNT.

From a fatal plane crash to new leadership appointments, here are the latest dentists making the news:

 Private dental practices are seeing patient volumes at an average of 86 percent, the highest since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to poll findings from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

A haul of medical equipment, Botox and COVID-19 vaccine doses valued at $100,000 were stolen last week from a Purdy, Wash.-based dental practice, according to a report in The News Tribune.

Uber has named Caitlin Donovan as its new general manager and head of health business, the company said April 29.