An Illinois dentist who is suing a city for denying his rezoning proposal and seven other dentists who made headlines last week:
1. E. Dianne Rekow, DDS, PhD, a leader in the development of digital dentistry and board member at Henry Schein, died Aug. 11.
2. Matt Carlston, DMD, vice president of marketing and partner recruitment for Lakewood, Colo.-based Comfort Dental, spoke with Becker's Aug. 11 about the advice he would give to new dentists and more.
3. Rajdeep Randhawa, DDS, spoke with Becker's about how inflation is affecting dentistry and what it will mean for future practice owners.
4. Michael Webb, DDS, was awarded the Jasper L. Lewis Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Dentistry by the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine in Greenville, N.C.
5. Gary Moore, DDS, spoke with Becker's about how a potential recession could affect the dental industry.
6. Kaz Rafia, DDS, was appointed chief health equity officer at the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
7. Sam Akmakjian, DMD, filed a federal lawsuit against the village of Hoffman Estates, Ill., after his proposal to rezone residential property for a dental office was denied.
8. David Brooks, DMD, became the first dentist in Utah to use the Yomi Robotic Dental System for dental implant surgery.