Executive Moves

Several dental companies and DSOs have onboarded new leaders to oversee clinical care, operations and other key functions. Here are seven dental leaders who have been appointed to C-suite roles so far in 2025: 1. Orange, Calif.-based Sonrava Health appointed…

Orange, Calif.-based Sonrava Health has appointed Preet Takkar as the company's next CEO.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has hired Cad Shannon to be senior director of learning and leadership development. 

Here are five dental industry executives that have stepped down from their roles since the start of 2025:

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Community College has appointed Kasey Penoyer as assistant dean of the School of Health Sciences and director of dental hygiene, according to a Feb. 26 report from Rome Sentinel.

Aflac has hired Michael Fradkin to be senior vice president of its dental and vision business unit. 

David Maywhoor, the director of the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity, will step down from his role March 31. 

Jae Hyun Park, DMD, PhD, was selected to be the next editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and AJO-DO Clinical Companion, effective June 1.

Kenneth Chance Sr., DDS, will step down from his role as dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine Dec. 31.

Fadie Coleman, PhD, was removed from her position as assistant dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, according to a Feb. 21 report from The Harvard Crimson.