50+ dental executives on the move in the 1st half of 2026

Here are more than 50 executives moves made by DSOs, dental schools, technology companies, practices and more, as reported by Becker’s in the first half of 2026:

Note: This list is not exhaustive.

1. My Community Dental Centers, a nonprofit organization that operates dental practices across Michigan, appointed Steven Hall as its next CEO.
2. Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental appointed Tracy Ziskovsky as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
3. Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology named Kevin Conroy as chair of its board of directors.
4. ICON Dental Partners hired Tamara Cook as its vice president of dental partnerships.
5. Dental technology company Dentsply Sirona named John Fortson as executive vice president and CFO.
6. Houston-based Specialty1 Partners added Andrew Sousa as its vice president of business development.
7. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry appointed Carlos Bertot, DMD, as president for the 2026-27 term.
8. Emile Rossouw, PhD, was appointed president of the American Board of Orthodontics.
9. Chicago-based The Aspen Group appointed Rafeh Masood as chief commercial officer.
10. Michael Durbin, DDS, was elected president of the American Association of Orthodontists.
11. Nisha D’Silva, BDS, PhD, was installed as president for the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research.
12. Paul Jacobs, DDS, was installed as the next president of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
13. Delta Dental of Illinois appointed Chris Kim its senior vice president of finance.
14. Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group named Katie Lee, DDS, its vice president of education and development.
15. The National Association of Dental Plans named Lauren Gritzer, DDS, as director of dental informatics and plan operations.
16. 42 North Dental appointed Greg Wappett as chief development officer.
17. PDS Health Medical, the medical arm of Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health, appointed Brett Bingham as president.
18. The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health appointed An Nguyen, DDS, as chief clinical officer.
19. Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance promoted Victoria Johnson to chief revenue officer.
20. 42 North Dental named Charmaine O Croy as its senior vice president of operations.
21. Sun Life U.S., a financial services organization, named Tony Mollica president of its dental business.
22. Yun Saksena, DMD, was appointed the University of Washington School of Dentistry’s first vice dean of academic and student affairs.
23. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners named George Fox its senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions.
24. Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA hired Patrick Perodin as its COO.
25. NYC Health + Hospitals’ Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital in New York City named Robert Margolin, DDS, as chair and Josephine Sullivan, DDS, as vice chair of the department of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
26. Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Speciality Management appointed Jeff Couper as its next CFO.
27. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based National Dentex Labs named Paul Kahn as interim CEO.
28. Dental insurance company United Concordia Dental appointed Candace Gama, DDS, as dental director, Dental Clinical Review – Auditing.
29. The American Dental Association appointed Nader Nadershahi, DDS, EdD, as its next executive director.
30. Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network named Tiffany Otto, DDS, its division chief of dental services.
31. Christy Englehart joined Appaloosa Dental Partners as the organization’s COO.
32. Michael Puffe was appointed the interim COO of the Georgia School of Orthodontics.
33. Kirksville, Mo.-based A.T. Still University of Health Sciences named Kneka Smith, EdD, dean of its School of Dentistry & Oral Health.
34. Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine appointed Denver Jenkins, DDS, as director of its advanced education in general dentistry program.
35. Dental AI company Pearl hired Eugene Katz to be its first vice president of customer success.
36. The Georgia School of Orthodontics named Mohamed Masoud, BDS, its new director of research.
37. Dental benefits provider DentaQuest appointed Ronke Ogunbameru, DDS, as dental director for Texas.
38. Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental hired Lisa Burris as director of business development.
39. Practice management software company Dental Intelligence appointed Scott Johnson to serve as its next CEO.
40. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management promoted oral surgeon Joshua E. Gish, DDS, to the role of president.
41. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry named Jessica Lee, DDS, PhD, its next CEO.
42. Lexington, Ky.-based PepperPointe Partnerships expanded its leadership team to include three new vice president roles. Alex Dotson was promoted to vice president of operational support, Alisa Houp was promoted to vice president of financial operations and Nicole Nickels was appointed vice president of strategic finance.
43. Dental supply company Henry Schein named Frederick Lowery as its next CEO.
44. Plano, Texas-based Star Dental Partners appointed David Little, DDS, as its chief dental officer.
45. Louisville, Ky.-based Mortenson Dental Partners promoted Jeff Reibel to president and CFO.
46. Patterson Companies named Patrik Eriksson as Patterson Dental’s North American president.
47. Englewood, Colo.-based Lone Peak Dental Group named Mandy Kehrt Gast as its next chief development officer.
48. The Georgia Dental Association appointed Peter Shatz, DDS, as its next president.

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