Here are 15 CEO updates that have taken place so far this year:
1. Sarah Chavarria will take over as CEO for Delta Dental of California Jan. 1.
2. CureMint, a spend management software developer for dental companies and practices, appointed Tyson Nargassans as its next CEO.
3. Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Specialty Partners named Jason Lockwood as its next president and CEO.
4. Delta Dental of Tennessee CEO Phil Wink, DDS, is set to retire at the end of 2023.
5. Tend appointed Troy Bage its next CEO.
6. ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers appointed Rahma Samow CEO.
7. Riverside Oral Surgery in River Edge, N.J., named Butch Marino its CEO.
8. Delta Dental of South Dakota appointed Jeff Miller president and CEO of the company.
9. The Association of Dental Support Organizations elected Sulman Ahmed, DMD, as president. Dr. Ahmed is the CEO, founder and chair of DECA Dental Group.
10. Liberty Dental Plan appointed Marti Lolli as president and CEO, taking over from Amir Neshat, DDS.
11. Roshan Parikh, DDS, resigned as president and CEO of New York City-based Dntl Bar.
12. Salt Dental Collective appointed Dylan Bates its new CEO.
13. Great Neck, N.Y.-based DSO the Smilist appointed Andrew Mintz as the company's new CEO.
14. Florham Park, N.J.-based Select Dental Management appointed Stephen Saukaitis CEO and added him to the board of directors.
15. Dental technology company Oral Biolife appointed Bill Breitenbach as CEO.