70+ dental leadership moves in 2022

From C-suite appointments to executive retirements, here are more than 70 dental leadership moves that took place in 2022:

1. Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS named Jarrod Ermis its new CFO and promoted Brian Hamilton to chief development officer. 
2. ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers' Chief Clinical Officer and founding partner Mark Adams, DDS, and Director of Clinical Research & Development Steven Eckert, DDS, will retire at the end of 2022.
3. Sonrava Health promoted Vikram Sarma to the role of chief growth and partnership officer.
4. Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown appointed M. Frank Beck, DDS, dean of its upcoming dental school.
5. Dental software company Vyne Dental hired Vijay Malik as chief technology officer and  Vance Taylor as chief growth officer.
6. Tennli Nelson joined dental artificial intelligence company VideaHealth as its vice president of business development.
7. George Shepley, DDS, was installed as the 159th president of the American Dental Association.
8. Linda Edgar, DDS, was voted president-elect of the American Dental Association.
9. Dental laser company Biolase appointed Russell Morrow, DDS, as its chief dental officer. It also promoted Jennifer Bright to CFO and Steven Sandor to COO.
10. Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub appointed Azmat Ali vice president of product and Troy Crawford its CFO.
11. Atlanta-based D4C Dental Brands appointed John Williamson COO.
12. Chicago-based Bright Direction Dental promoted Nisheeth Singh to the role of CEO. 
13. Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity appointed Kristen Cusack CEO. 
14. The University of Pikeville (Ky.) named Pamela Sparks-Stein, DMD, dean of its upcoming College of Dental Health. 
15. Atlanta-based Benevis added Marina Miller as its new vice president of talent acquisition. 
16. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental tapped Kirsty Leyland as chief human resources officer.
17. Mark Taubman, MD, CEO of University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, will retire in December 2023.
18. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management hired Erik Pahl as general counsel and chief compliance officer. It also hired Robert Manning to be its vice president of business development and added Vincent Perciaccante, DDS, as chief clinical officer.
19. Dentsply Sirona named Glenn Coleman CFO and executive vice president. It also  appointed Simon Campion president and CEO
20. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 appointed Thomas Eicke, RN, as the company’s new president and David Jordan as CFO. It also promoted Chase Drossos from controller to vice president of finance and appointed Chase Drossos vice president of finance. 
21. Clear aligner company Candid added Lou Shuman, DMD, as executive consultant and chief development officer and Brian Gray, DDS, as chief dental officer. 
22. Walter Petersohn stepped down from his position as senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Dentsply Sirona. 
23. Leigh Feenburg joined Frontline Dental Implant Specialists as the network's first CEO.
24. Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance appointed Christine Heald as chief development officer and David Pegg as chief growth officer. 
25. The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine named Marnie Oakley, DMD, its interim dean. 
26. Chicago-based Aspen Dental hired Payam Ataii, DMD, to be its senior vice president of orthodontic support.
27. Lily Garcia, DDS, stepped down as dean from the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine to join Texas A&M University College of Dentistry as its new dean. 
28. Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners promoted Max Van Vliet to the role of vice president of partnership development and hired Jason Dignan to be its vice president of corporate finance.
29. The Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine in Pomona, Calif., appointed Elizabeth Andrews, DDS, its new dean.
30. Dental software company Planet DDS selected Mike Huffaker to be its chief sales officer and Matt Walker its first chief customer officer. It also selected Tim Tyrell-Smith to be its first chief marketing officer.
31. Kaz Rafia, DDS, was appointed chief health equity officer at the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
32. National Dentex Labs selected Bob Joyce as its CEO and added him to its board of directors.
33. Spectrum Health named Everod Coleman, DMD, its chief dental officer.
34. Healthcare networking app vTail added Brad Rand as its dental director.  
35. Dental management services company Lightwave Dental named Steven Flack its CFO and Chris Suscha as its chief development officer.
36. The American Dental Association promoted Dr. Krishna Aravamudhan to vice president of its Practice Institute and Robert Quashie to COO. 
37. Dental technology company Sonendo appointed Joanne Lindberg as vice president of sales in North America. Its chief technology officer, Mehrzad Khakpour, PhD, and vice president of general counsel, Jacqueline Collins, stepped down to pursue other opportunities.
38. André Ritter, DDS, PhD, was named dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle.
39. Dental equipment and technology company Convergent Dental announced its founder and CEO Mike Cataldo would retire.
40. Fort Worth, Texas-based Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics appointed Rose Huddleston chief people officer.
41. Delta Dental of Tennessee promoted CFO Jeff Ballard to president.
42. Dental subscription service Membersy promoted Michael Shuman to CEO. 
43. The Stony Brook (N.Y.) University School of Dental Medicine appointed Patrick Lloyd, DDS, its dean, effective July 1.
44. LightForce Orthodontics appointed Frank Quinn its chief revenue officer. 
45. Henry Schein named Dirk Benson its vice president and chief commercial officer of its North America distribution group. 
46. Identity Dental Marketing tapped Lee Duke to be its chief strategy officer. 
47. Waltham, Mass.-based DSO 42 North Dental added Jon Morgan as senior vice president and chief information officer.
48. United Concordia Dental named Edward Shellard, DMD, its next president.
49. Productive Dentist Academy, a dental consulting and marketing firm, added David Porritt as chief strategy officer and Deni Hall as chief people officer.
50. Dental software company DentalHQ added Hoss Sooudi as CEO and Kendra Hunter as COO.
51. Enable Dental, an at-home dental service company, added Susan Lanesey, RN, as COO, Nathan Suter, DDS, as chief innovation officer and Matt Schreiber as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
52. Delta Dental of Colorado selected Kelli Ogunsanya to be its COO.
53. Florham Park, N.J.-based Select Dental Management appointed Joe Malzone COO.
54. John Zalesky, DMD, was appointed president of the Colorado Academy of General Dentistry. 
55. Fotinos Panagakos, DMD, was named the founding dean of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences upcoming dental school in Yakima, Wash.
56. Irvine, Calif.-based orthodontics company InBrace tapped board member Clint Carnell to be its next CEO.
57. Dental hiring service TempStars added Sarah Woods as vice president of business partnerships.
58. Tampa, Fla.-based Today's Dental Network added four executives to its team: Liza Lulay as chief human resources officer, Elizabeth Szeltner as CFO, Shanna Tumbleson as chief marketing officer and Madeline Fennell as head of its project management office.
59. Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental named Vikash Jhunjhunwala as its next senior vice president of finance. 
60. Pete Swenson was named CEO of Park Dental and the Dental Specialists.
61. Retrace, a dental artificial intelligence company, tapped Brian Worth to be its senior vice president of payer sales.
62. Keystone Dental Holdings appointed Ofer Zigman as vice president of research and development.
63. Dallas-based Deca Dental Group hired Lyndsay Lord as chief human resources officer.
64. Roshan Parikh, DDS, was appointed president at New York City-based DSO Dntl Bar.
65. Derek Johnson was selected as the new vice president of Engage Dental, a dental technology company.
66. Dental software company Tab32 appointed Daniel Masvidal senior vice president of operations.
67. Pittsburgh-based DSO North American Dental Group named Todd Nickerson its chief development officer.
68. Steven Friedrichsen, DDS, dean of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine in Pomona, Calif., retired.
69. The Aspen Group, based in Chicago, appointed Jeri Doris chief human resources officer.
70. James Kunkemoeller retired as president and CEO of Great Lakes Dental Technologies.
71. Bilal Bazzi was appointed the first COO of dental startup company Tend. 
72. Darren Cassidy was named CEO of online dental supply company Net32.
73. Jason Martin became Vista Verde Dental Partners' vice president of field operations.
74. Lance Shopovick joined Elite Dental Partners as its next president and COO.
75. Teresa Dolan, DDS, joined Overjet as chief dental officer.
76. Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD, stepped down from his position as dean of the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry to lead the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City.
77. Dental artificial intelligence company Pearl added Mike Buckner as senior vice president of partnerships.
78. Dental supply company Glidewell promoted chief experience officer Stephenie Goddard to the role of CEO.