Dentists

Dentsply Sirona released its preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2017 financial results.

Judy Villanyi, DMD, of Life Smiles Dentistry in Mount Pleasant, S.C., was sentenced to five months in federal prison for tax violations, according to The Post and Courier.

The U.S. State's Attorney Office in Florida dropped charges against Howard Schneider, DDS, a Florida pediatric dentist, who allegedly assaulted 120 victims, according to First Coast News.

Here are four dental companies making headlines.

A jury found Justin Hillock, DDS, of Guthrie Family Dentistry in Guthrie Center Iowa, not guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at his home, according to Des Moines Register.

Jill Morris, DMD, is a dentist and founder of World Class Dentistry in Sarasota, Fla. There she is a pioneer in dental lasers and minimally invasive techniques.

Daniel Alston, DDS, a South Ogden, Utah, dentist, was charged with downloading child pornography, according to Desert News.

Velimir Krgovic pled no contest to false personation of a dentist after performing dental work on a patient with no license, according to Macomb Daily.

At the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting Feb. 22-24 in Chicago, dental professionals, distributors and suppliers gathered to discuss innovation, operations and the future.

Here are five dentist leaders to know that are making headlines.