Pittsburgh-based DSO North American Dental Group has named Todd Nickerson chief development officer.
Executive Moves
The Aspen Group's new chief human resources officer and three other dental leadership moves since Jan. 24:
Chase Drossos of Dental365 is going from controller to vice president of finance.
Planet DDS appointed its first chief marketing officer and four other dental leadership moves to know:
Bilal Bazzi has been named Tend's first COO.
Jason Martin became Vista Verde Dental Partners' vice president of field operations Jan. 10.
Lance Shopovick, former senior vice president of Chicago-based DSO Aspen Dental, has joined Elite Dental Partners as its next president and COO, Elite Dental said Jan. 10.
Former Dentsply Sirona Clinical Officer Teresa Dolan, DDS, has joined Overjet as chief dental officer.
The New York University College of Dentistry in New York City has launched the NYU Pain Research Center and appointed Rajesh Khanna, PhD, as its director.
Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD, dean of the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Dentistry, is stepping down from his position in April to lead the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City, the Chicago-based school said Jan. 4.