Here are six dentists making headlines:
1. Katie Foster, DDS, and Whitey Garol, DDS, joined The Smile Shop Pediatric Dentistry in Nevada, according to ThisisReno.
2. The Academy of General Dentistry awarded Philip Meeser, DDS, FAGD, of Randolph Family & Cosmetic Dentistry in New Jersey the Fellowship Award.
3. Paula Palma, DDS, is launching a loyalty program in which patients make a weekly payment of "the price of two cups of coffee" which covers their annual check-up and two scale and polishes in an effort to provide affordable and comfortable care, according to Nelson Mail.
4. Nathan Olson, DDS, of Muscatine, Iowa, was awarded $20,000 in an additional educational loan repayment from the Muscatine Health Support Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, according to the Muscatine Journal.
5. John P. Fisher, DDS, was elected by the North Shore District Dental Society to serve as the Trustee of the Massachusetts Dental Society, according to Massachusetts Dental Society.
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