Here are 10 dentists who have recently taken on new roles or received industry honors.
Robert N. Bitter, DDS, FICD, FACD, was named a trustee of the American Dental Association.
Donald Cherry, DDS, was named president of the Peninsula Dental Society
Gardena, Calif.-based South Bay Dentistry & Orthodontics added Jae Chung, DMD, to its dental team.
Gallatin (Tenn.) Dental Care added David Foster, DDS.
Jamie D. Harvey, DMD, joined Hartsville (S.C.) Family Dentistry.
Keith Kinderknecht, DMD, a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry department of prosthodontics, was elected to The American Society of Equilibration Society board of directors.
Gentle Touch Family Dentistry in Plattsburgh, N.Y., added Marjan Mohajer, DDS, to its medical team.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons named William Nelson, DDS, president.
Marc Rothman, DMD, chairman of the U.S. Alpha Omega Foundation, received a 2014 award from the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund.
Virginia Dental Association named Richard L. Taliaferro, DDS, president-elect.