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Executive Moves

Here are seven DSOs that have had leadership changes in May: 1. Great Expressions Dental Centers appointed Dale Hockel Jr. as its CEO. 2. Christy Englehart stepped down from her role as COO at Pepperpointe Partnerships to join Dentist Entrepreneurship…

Great Expressions Dental Centers has appointed Dale Hockel Jr. as its CEO. Mr. Hockel previously served as the DSO’s COO since 2023. Before joining Great Expressions Dental Centers, he was COO of Dental Care Alliance.  Great Expressions Dental Centers has…

Christy Englehart stepped down from her role as COO at Pepperpointe Partnerships to join Dentist Entrepreneurship Organization as a fractional COO. Ms. Englehart joined PepperPointe Partnerships in February 2024 after serving as the COO of Smile Brands. Dentist Entrepreneurship Organization…

Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist has named Axel Lapica as its next CEO.  Mr. Lapica has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He most recently served as senior vice president of DaVita, an operator of…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has appointed David Neal as vice president of revenue cycle management.  Mr. Neal has more than 20 years of leadership experience in revenue cycle management, holding RCM roles at DSOs, private equity-backed firms, and healthcare…

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The Northeast Ohio Medical University has appointed Sorin Teich, DMD, as the inaugural dean of its Bitonte College of Dentistry. Dr. Teich joins the Bitonte College of Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina School of Dental Medicine, where…

Delta Dental Plan of New Hampshire elected two dentists to its board of directors. Silvia Huang-Yue, DDS, and Matt Marquis, DMD, joined the board April 11 to begin their three-year terms, according to a May 12 news release. Dr. Huang-Yue…

Delta Dental of Rhode Island has appointed Sean Newth as its new senior vice president and CFO. Mr. Newth has more than 25 years of experience working in insurance, asset management and financial services, according to a May 8 news…

Here are eight dental executive appointments Becker’s has reported on since April 29: 1. Oklahoma City-based Positive Impact Dental named Christopher Blann as COO and Ed Dallwein as CFO. 2. James Boyle III, DDS, was appointed chair of the American…

Oklahoma City-based Positive Impact Dental has made two additions to its C-suite. The DSO named Christopher Blann as COO and Ed Dallwein as CFO, according to a May 8 news release.  Mr. Blann has more than 30 years of healthcare…

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