Here are six notable dentistry updates that have taken place in New York in March:
1. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health will close the Gundlah Dental Clinic in Olean, N.Y., over financial headwinds and workforce limitations.
2. NYC Health + Hospitals’ Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital in New York City named a new chair and vice chair of the department of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
3. Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine in New York City plans to accept its first class of students later this year as part of its effort to fill workforce gaps and increase accessibility.
4. The New York State Dental Association is advocating for the state to create a dental loss ratio for dental insurers.
5. Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners added Julia Cerny, DMD, in Latham, N.Y., to its network.
6. Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network named Tiffany Otto, DDS, its division chief of dental services.
