Dental laser company Biolase appointed Russell Morrow, DDS, as its chief dental officer, effective November 1.

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub appointed Azmat Ali vice president of product.

Several DSOs appointed new C-suite leaders, and two dental schools will soon get new deans. Here are 10 recent dental leadership moves: 

Atlanta-based D4C Dental Brands appointed John Williamson COO.

Several DSOs have added C-suite leaders to support their expansion and development efforts.

Chicago-based DSO Bright Direction Dental promoted Nisheeth Singh to the role of CEO. 

Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity appointed Kristen Cusack CEO. 

Five members joined the dental advisory board at Quip, an oral health company. The board was developed by Dr. Maha Yakob, senior director of clinical and scientific affairs of Quip. 

The University of Pikeville (Ky.) recently appointed Pamela Sparks-Stein, DMD, dean of its upcoming College of Dental Health. 

Atlanta-based DSO Benevis added Marina Miller as its new vice president of talent acquisition. 

Several dental companies have appointed CEOs this year, while other CEOs have retired or taken on new roles. 

Overjet CEO and founder Wardah Inam, PhD, has been named to Inc.'s "2022 Female Founders 100 List."

Six dental companies have appointed new CFOs so far this year. 

Two dental companies that appointed new CFOs and three other dental leadership moves since Sept. 16:

Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona has made several leadership changes since launching an internal audit to look into possible securities fraud in March.

Dentsply Sirona named Glenn Coleman CFO and executive vice president effective Sept. 26.

Here are four DSOs adding to their leadership teams that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 24:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has appointed Thomas Eicke, RN, as the company’s new president and David Jordan as CFO. 

Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management recently hired Robert Manning as its vice president of business development. 

Clear aligner company Candid recently hired Lou Shuman, DMD, as executive consultant and chief development officer and Brian Gray, DDS, as chief dental officer.