Chicago-based DSO Elite Dental Partners named its new president and COO and 12 other dental leadership moves:
1. The American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research appointed Ana Bedran-Russo, DDS, PhD, as treasurer and Effie Ioannidou, DDS, as vice president.
2. Gerald Grant, DMD, was named examiner-elect of the American Board of Prosthodontics.
3. Delta Dental of Colorado added Mark Goodman to its board of directors.
4. Leixir Dental Group tapped Christian Le Brun as its next CEO.
5. Dental Intelligence appointed Dan Geraty CEO, Marty Ostermiller CFO, Jeff Adams chief revenue officer and James Grover chief product officer.
6. David Kim, MD, was selected to chair the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport.
7. Lyndon Cooper, DDS, PhD, was named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
8. Jason Martin was appointed Vista Verde Dental Partners' vice president of field operations.
9. Lance Shopovick joined Chicago-based DSO Elite Dental Partners as its next president and COO.
10. Teresa Dolan, DDS, was hired at Overjet as chief dental officer.
11. Vincent Perciaccante, DDS, was added to Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management's board of directors.
12. Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD, was named dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City.
13. Pearl added Mike Buckner as senior vice president of partnerships.