Dentists

Here are three dental industry mergers and acquisitions Becker’s reported on in July:  1. Kleer and Membersy, two dental membership plans, rebranded as a newly merged company named Clerri.  2. Gabriel Holdwick, DDS, acquired the dental practice of James Hirn,…

Appalachian Dental in Franklin, N.C., has reopened as Legacy Dental Associates following the death of its former owner, The Southern Scoop reported Aug. 4.  Jamie Melzer Jr., DMD, died Dec. 19. He was the owner and operator of Appalachian Dental…

Here are 12 updates on dental cybersecurity incidents from 2025, including new data breaches, lawsuit settlements and investigations: 1. Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center in Williamsburg, Va., suffered a ransomware incident affecting 2,567 individuals. 2. Upper Dublin Family Dentistry…

Rocky Cullens, DDS, has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act. Dr. Cullens allegedly submitted false claims to SoonerCare, the state’s Medicaid program, between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 31, 2024,…

Here are four notable dental acquisitions made by private equity companies this year: 1. Avenel, N.J.-based Eastern Dental Management was acquired by Branford Castle Partners, a private equity firm. 2. Archimed, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, entered an agreement to…

New Hanover Outreach Clinic in Wilmington, N.C., has officially reopened after being evicted from its previous location, WECT reported July 29.  The clinic, which was previously named St. Mary Health Center Medical and Dental Clinic, was the city’s only surgical…

The High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine has launched HPU Health’s flagship dental location in High Point, N.C. HPU Health Plaza Dental will provide the school’s dental students with real-world learning opportunities on the day-to-day operations of a…

Dentists’ overall confidence in the U.S. economy, their individual practices and the dental care sector continues to decline, according to a new report from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. In the ADA’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in…

A Texas man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against an Aspen Dental office, The Messenger reported July 30.  Robert Ulicki, 75, allegedly told an employee at an Aspen Dental office in Fort Dodge, Texas, that he knew…

A California dentist has been convicted of several sex-related charges against patients and an extern, mynewsla.com reported July 29. Emad Fathy Moawad, DDS, was charged in June 2021 with sexually abusing several patients. A jury found him guilty July 29…