Here are more than 100 dental leadership changes Becker’s reported on this year: 1. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental appointed Sherianne James as its next chief marketing officer. 2. Dan Holtzclaw, DDS, resigned from his role as director of specialty implant…
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This month, dental executives spoke with Becker’s about dental care accessibility, new investments and financial pressures facing the industry. Here is what six dental leaders told us in December: ‘We are at a crisis’: CareQuest CEO zeroes in on top…
Point-of-care ultrasound programs often grow faster than the workflows supporting them. Images live in silos. Exams go undocumented. Billing is missed. And leaders lack a clear view of ROI. Health systems like Baylor Scott & White Health, Yale New Haven…
Jan 27, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM America/Chicago
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Matthew Lohse, MD, FACEP
Baylor Scott & White Health-Temple Medical Center Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Baylor College of Medicine-Temple Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor School of Medicine | Texas A&M University Ultrasound Director-Emergency Department Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Matthew Riscinti, MD, BS
System-Wide Ultrasound Director - Denver Health Ultrasound Fellowship Director - Denver Health Assistant Professor - University of Colorado School of Medicine Co-founder of The POCUS Atlas
Rachel Liu, BAO, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM
Yale New Haven Health Professor of Emergency Medicine Director, Point of Care Ultrasound Education, Office of Curriculum Director, Advanced Training Period , Office of Curriculum Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Emergency Medicine
Michael Toland
University of Maryland Medical System Senior Director of IT UMMC Site Executive
This white paper examines how rising healthcare costs can cause patients to delay or decline care and ASCs could be feeling the impact. Traditional payment models can create unnecessary administrative burden and offer little flexibility for patients or practices. It…
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Davary & Smith Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant Center has opened in Sterling, Va. The practice was founded by Ashkan Davary, DDS, MD, and Christopher Smith, DDS, MD, according to a Dec. 22 news release. The facility offers…
AI has moved beyond the buzz. From staffing efficiency to early deterioration detection, top health systems are delivering real ROI without abandoning human oversight. In this report, executives from Duke Health, HCA Healthcare, Beth Israel Lahey Health and AdventHealth DeLand…
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Orange, Calif.-based Sonrava Health is one of the largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting more than 500 practices across its dental brands. Here are seven updates on the company from this year: 1. Jared Baker joined the company as chief…
The Woodlands, Texas-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers plans to open a practice in Reno, Nev., in 2027. This will be the organization’s second location in Nevada, according to a LinkedIn post from the company. Great Hill Partners acquired a…
A dentist in Maryland was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled, dangerous substances. Andrew Fried, DMD, owned a solo dental practice in Nottingham, Md., and unlawfully distributed oxycodone, a Schedule…
Dental procurement and spend management platform Dentira has received a strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners. The investment will fuel the company’s next phase of product and platform development, including the expansion of its AI and automation software, according…