Dentists

Kimberly Zheng, DMD, will lead East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental's new practice in Hobbs, N.M. 

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental will open a new office in New Bern, N.C., on Aug. 15.

A fire destroyed Larry Black, DMD's Quitman, Ga., office, leaving citizens of Brooks County without a local option for dental care, local CBS affiliate WCTV reports.

Around $60,000 worth of equipment was stolen Aug. 7 from Independence, Mo.-based Wright Dentures and Implants, according to local Fox affiliate WDAF.

Here's the latest roundup of dentists making headlines.

Here's the latest roundup of dental companies that have been in the headlines, including Aspen Dental and Henry Schein.

Henry Schein saw net sales spike 5.7 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2019 to reach $2.4 billion, according to its financial statement released Aug. 6.

Anthem Blue Cross launched a tool that gives dentists access to integrated patient health histories in real time to better manage patients' chronic conditions, increase early detection, improve patient outcomes and reduce employers' costs.

Dentist George Zorawski, DDS, plans to sell his former office in Elizabethton, Tenn., to the city for $90,000, according to the Johnson City Press.

Henry Schein has acquired a majority equity stake in Cliniclands, a dental distributor that serves practices in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, according to an Aug. 5 news release.