Executive Moves

Dental supplier Dentsply Sirona appointed Simon Campion president and CEO, effective Sept. 12.

Chicago-based DSO Aspen Dental has hired Payam Ataii, DMD, to be its senior vice president of orthodontic support. 

A Virginia DSO appointed its next chief financial officer, and four other dental C-suite appointments have been covered by Becker's since July 26. 

Nine dental schools have appointed deans so far this year. 

Lily Garcia, DDS, is stepping 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. 

Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners has promoted Max Van Vliet to the role of vice president of partnership development.

The Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine in Pomona, Calif., recently appointed Elizabeth Andrews, DDS, its new dean.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health appointed its chief dental officer and five other dental leadership moves from the past two weeks:

Dental supplier Dentsply Sirona terminated Chief Accounting Officer Ranjit Chadha, effective Sept. 2, and is replacing him with Richard Wagner.

The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health recently appointed Kaz Rafia, DDS, chief health equity officer.