Dentsply Sirona elected Donald Casey Jr. to serve as CEO, effective Feb. 12. He succeeds Mark Thierer, who has served as interim CEO since Sept. 28, 2017.
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Former Charleston, W. Va.-based Skaff Family Dentistry dentist Antione Skaff, DDS, plead guilty to healthcare fraud. He started his five year federal prison sentence in December 2017, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports.
Claire VanLandingham, DMD, of Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, died in what investigators believe was allegedly a domestic violence shooting. Investigators believe her boyfriend allegedly committed a murder-suicide, according to the Chicago Tribune.
In a recent interview with Becker’s Dental + DSO Review, Jason Goodchild, DMD, director of clinical affairs at Premier Dental, foreshadowed trends for 2018.
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Over the past 30 days, the value of Dentacoin, a cryptocurrency designed for dental professionals, rose 900 percent, according to Dentistry.co.uk.
Two children, ages 4 and 2 years old, passed away following routine dental visits at Kool Smiles Dentist in Yuma, Ariz., according to ABC 7 Chicago.
Biolase received three different awards for three of its dental laser systems.
Patrick Goodness, CEO of Goodness Dental in Costa Rica, explained how dental tourism has grown over the past 10 years while giving insight into upcoming trends in the industry.