From industry exits to staff shortages, here are the latest dentists making the news:
1. B.D. Tiner, DDS, MD, will retire May 1 from San Antonio-based Alamo Maxillofacial Surgical Associates after 40 years of clinical practice.
2. Nick Conte, DMD, director of Delaware's Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services, discussed the indefinite closure of all Public Health Dental Clinics in Delaware.
3. Washington dentists Michelle Steinhubel, DDS, and Amy Norman, DDS, shared how the shortage of dental hygienists and assistants was affecting their practices.
4. Roshan Parikh, DDS, Walmart's head of dentistry, left the company to pursue other opportunities.
5. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened its 13th practice in the state of Maryland, which is led by Bindu Vemaraju, DDS.
6. Oksana Boyechko, DMD; Thomas Matanzo, DDS; and Edwin Boy, DDS, told Becker's what things were going well at their practices and what keeps them up at night.