Here are more than 50 dental leadership moves that Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:
- Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners appointed Kai Zhao as vice president of operations for the Mid-Atlantic region. It also appointed Dr. Tarek Aly as COO and promoted Jeremy Smith to director of hygiene.
- Jodi Maggin joined virtual care company Dentistry.One as vice president of business development.
- The Colorado Dental Association installed Kevin Patterson, DDS, MD, as its 137th president.
- Dental technology company Sonendo named a new CFO and two new senior vice presidents.
- Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management appointed Scott Jolly, DDS, as chief engagement officer.
- Amisha Singh, DDS, began serving as director of Delta Dental of Colorado June 10.
- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry installed 10 new board officers and trustees at its annual meeting.
- Waukesha, Wis.-based Community Dental Smiles appointed Scott Marshall as its next CEO.
- Align Technology appointed Emory Wright as executive vice president, direct fabrication manufacturing platform.
- Chris Bogue, DDS, was installed as the 161st president of the Iowa Dental Association.
- Community Smiles Dental CEO Renee Ramirez retired after 17 years in her role.
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry appointed Nicolass Geurs, DDS, as its next dean.
- Charleston, W.Va.-based P3 Oral Surgery named Tim North as the company's next CEO.
- Patterson Companies initiated a search for a new leader for its dental segment.
- Greenwood Village, Colo.-based ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers appointed Jerry Asamoah as its COO.
- The Pennsylvania Dental Association installed Cary Limberakis, DMD, as its next president.
- Roseville, Minn.-based Park Dental Partners promoted Brian Zard as the company's first vice president of operations.
- Dental supply company Envista appointed Paul Keel CEO, effective May 1.
- Waltham, Mass.-based 42 North Dental appointed Delfi Nieto as chief people officer.
- Houston-based Smile Source appointed Tom Rimmer as vice president of strategic partnerships.
- Don Casey, the former CEO of Dentsply Sirona, joined Avista Capital Partners as a strategic executive.
- Primal Health, a dental technology company, appointed Arash Hakhamian, DDS, as its chief dental officer.
- Glen Rock, Pa.-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers appointed Troy Thibodeaux as its new president.
- Dallas-based Smile Doctors promoted David Nolan to the role of COO.
- The University of Illinois Chicago appointed Susan Rowan, DDS, as dean of its dental school.
- Hackensack, N.J.-based Max Surgical Specialty Management appointed Mark Censoprano as co-CEO.
- The Georgia Dental Association appointed Kristen Morgan as its next CEO and executive director.
- New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 promoted Jonathan Liebling to the role of COO.
- Squire Dental, a dental organization supporting 16 partner offices, appointed David North as its next CEO.
- Fort Worth, Texas-based Five Point Dental Specialists named Terri Krauss as its next CEO.
- Chicago-based Aspen Dental promoted Lori D'Anna to the role of president of field operations and appointed Kimberly Jones as vice president of hygiene operations.
- Michael Watts, CFO of dental technology company Sonendo, is stepping down from his role.
- Tampa, Fla.-based Coast Dental appointed Margaret Russell as its CFO and promoted James Eddy to be its COO.
- Jon Morgan joined Sonrava Health as chief revenue operations officer Feb. 26.
- Chicago-based Howard Brown Health appointed Robin Gay, DMD, as interim president and CEO.
- Odne, a endodontics technology startup company, appointed Jeff Durrbeck as president of U.S. operations.
- Dental benefits administrator Liberty Dental Plans appointed Tom Choate as its next president and CEO. It also appointed Jian Yu to serve as the company's next CFO and chief actuarial officer.
- Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners appointed Weston Spencer, DDS, to be its CEO.
- The ADA Forsyth Institute named a new seven-member board of directors.
- Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners named Sameer Puri, DDS, as its next chief clinical officer.
- Christy Englehart was appointed COO at Lexington, Ky.-based DSO PepperPointe Partnerships.
- Dr. Gerry Bradley, dean of the University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Dentistry, was appointed executive vice president and provost of the university.
- Delta Dental of New Jersey appointed Karim Bennis its COO and senior vice president.
- Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental named Tamra Kempf as senior vice president and general counsel.
- Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics added four executives: Suzanne Beauvoir Jackson as COO, Jeremiah Radandt as CFO, Ryan Murrin as vice president of marketing and Mark Harris as vice president of procurement.
- Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Specialty Partners appointed Sean Lyman as its CFO.
- Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners appointed Rene Sauerteig to its board of directors.
- Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management promoted Jade Vardeman to vice president of surgeon recruitment.
- Tampa, Fla.-based Smile Design Dentistry appointed Paul Solomon as its CFO.
- Young Innovations, a dental supply company, appointed Kenneth Serota as its next CEO.
- John Krier was appointed CEO of Leixir Dental Laboratory Group.
- Pete Bridgman will succeed Gene Kirtser as the new CEO of Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care.
- Jeff Ballard has taken over as the fourth CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee.
- Miami-based United Dental Corporation named Elise Nussbaumer as the DSO's next COO.
- Muhammad Ali Shazib, DMD, was appointed dean of High Point (N.C.) University's new Workman School of Dental Medicine.
- Fluent, a dental analytics, research and insights company, named Sean Carroll as its next CEO.
- University of Rochester (N.Y.) appointed David Linehan, MD, as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry.