AO recently sat down with #AOOrlando presenter Dr. Arturo Llobell – a clinician known to thrive in fast-paced environments. He’s a renowned and practicing periodontist and prosthodontist, as well as a national racecar champion. We asked Dr. Llobell to preview the Young Clinicians’ Series, where he will set a clear “roadbook” for predictability when facing complex full arch implant rehabilitations.

The Maine Republican Party has a new chairman in Demi Kouzounas, DDS, the Portland Press Herald reports.

Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein joined Downers Grove, Ill.-based Takara Belmont in donating more than $50,000 in dental equipment to the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel.

Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Scion Dental selected Marcel Tetzlaff as vice president of dental benefits management.

Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein acquired Brazil's Dental Cremer, a dental supplies and equipment distributor.

Los Angeles-based Houlihan Lokey, a global investment bank, has advised numerous dental support organizations on merger and acquisition-related activity over the past few years.

Catherine K. Draper, a registered dental hygienist, is the next managing editor of the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

Kimball & Beecher Family Dentistry is expanding with a new office in Marshalltown, Iowa, the Times-Republican reports.

Here are four dentists in the news this past week.

Twenty years after the watershed Sinus Consensus Conference of 1996, co-chaired by Leonard Shulman, Michael Block, Vincent Lacono and myself, we editorialized in The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, highlighting five areas of significant change that have occurred since that time. These five areas will be the topic of a session titled, “Sinus Consensus Update Session,” that I will moderate on March 17 as part of AO’s 2017 Annual Meeting.

Here are three notes on dental companies.

Several dentists decided not to join Oak Brook, Ill.-based Delta Dental's preferred provider organization, citing the lowered reimbursement rates, Mass Live reports.

Dental clinicians often play instrumental roles in restoring the integrity of a patient’s face; they also are in a unique position to help their patients appreciate the internal beauty as well. This is what I plan to address during my keynote presentation, titled “Beauty Reconsidered,” at AO’s 2017 Annual Meeting.

Dentists should have a big smile on their face after reading U.S. News and World Report's 2017 Best Jobs Rankings; they're at the top of the list.

Here are four dentists in the news this past week.

Here are three updates on dental companies.

A survey from Delta Dental found Americans want to see their dentist more than any other provider.

Chellie Hollis Blondes has been named the new executive director of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists.

The Academy of Osseointegration has announced information regarding its 2017 annual meeting.

Here are five dentists in the news this past week.