Dentists

Here are five universities and colleges opening and breaking ground on new dental schools that Becker's has reported on in 2024:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened its eighth outpatient dental practice in Lake Success, N.Y.

The Florida Cabinet voted to allocate $1 million in funding for dental programs designed for veterans, according to a Dec. 17 news release.

A former dental office manager who was previously accused of practicing dentistry without a license is now being charged with unlawful use of a registration number and fraudulent use of a credit card, NECN reported Dec. 17.

Zach Casagrande, DDS, has been recognized for his lifetime achievement for Invisalign treatment by Align Technology. 

A man was recently arrested and charged with breaking into an orthodontics office in Mobile, Ala., WKRG reported Dec. 16.

A Pennsylvania dental practice has relocated into a building that previously housed a restaurant, according to a Dec. 14 report from North Penn Now.

Brian Scott, DDS, past president of the California Dental Association, died Nov. 28 at age 75.

Meilys Fariñas, DMD, and Noriel Garcia, DMD, launched a dental practice in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Eric Pearson, DDS, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, announced his retirement in a Dec. 14 letter to the editor published in The Messenger.