Walmart made headway into the dental industry in 2019 and early 2020. Here's a timeline on those efforts and where they stand today:
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Ed Choate, CEO of Delta Dental of Arkansas, is set to retire in January, 2022, according to a Jan. 21 news release.
Becker's Dental + DSO Review is developing a list of entrepreneurial DSOs to know. This list will feature dental service organizations with 20 or fewer practices.
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened a new practice in Mays Landing, N.J., according to a Jan. 21 news release.
The California Dental Association is advising practice owners to encourage dental staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of implementing mandates.
Jason White, DDS, has been charged by the state of Texas with sexual performance by a child, along with facing a federal charge of receipt and distribution of child pornography, reports KCBD.
Mercy Life West Philadelphia opened a new dental suite in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Penn Dental Medicine, according to a Jan. 14 news release.
Morrisville, N.C.-based DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions rebranded seven Texas locations, according to a Jan. 19 news release.
Thomas Schneider Jr., DDS, was named president-elect of the Chicago Dental Society, according to a Jan. 20 announcement in the Daily Herald.
Jeffrey Blanford, DDS, of Blanford Dental Center in Lima, Ohio, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted in a $1.7 million tax evasion scheme, according to limaohio.com.