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Boulder, Colo.-based dentist Tom Bogan, DDS, didn't know how to swim five years ago, and today he's training to compete in the Ironman World championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, CPR reports.

Here are dentists making headlines.

Here are three dental companies in the news this week.

Parked in Elsmere, Ky., Aspen Dental's dental office on wheels provided free dental services to veterans on June 6, according to Local Cincinnati Breaking News.

The Ford Family Foundation awarded the Mercy Foundation a $124,000 grant for its Healthy Kids Outreach Program, KPIC reports.

Of the 2 million dental implants placed each year, over 40 percent may fail, requiring invasive surgery to remove, according to the Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry.

A new, non-invasive device to support jaw fracture recovery developed by Summit Medical based on research from the University of Minnesota received FDA clearance, according to the University of Minnesota.

Aspen Dental received approval to open a new office in Stillwater, Minn., the Stillwater News Press reports.

The Maine Community Foundation gave Lincoln County Dental a $5,000 grant to provide dental services for opiate addicts in recovery, The Boothbay Register reports.

The Foundation for Endodontics announced during its American Association of Endodontists annual meeting that the organization surpassed its $1.4 million fundraising goal by raising a total of $1.48 million.