University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Names Sucheta Joshi, MD, MS, FAAP, FAES as Incoming Medical Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230629162494/en/
    Sucheta Joshi, MD, MS, FAAP, FAES, has been named as incoming Medical Director of the Neurological Institute Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
  • She most recently has served as Service Chief of Pediatric Neurology and Medical Director of Pediatric Epilepsy at Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, where she launched a complex epilepsy clinical program and an inpatient pediatric epilepsy service.
  • In her new role, Dr. Joshi will lead and expand the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at CHLA and will grow programs such as telehealth, precision health trials, adult transition, team-based clinics and surgical epilepsy.
  • Joshi’s leadership will help us reach the full potential of our Comprehensive Epilepsy Program.

Aspen Dental Expands its Involvement in Top University Dental Externship Programs

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Washington is the most recent university to tap doctors in the Aspen Dental network to serve as adjunct faculty and mentoring clinicians in its clinical externship rotation for the fall 2023 semester. These clinicians join 12 other Aspen Dental practice owners that serve as preceptors and adjunct faculty in clinical externship programs at other top universities including the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan.

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  • These clinicians join 12 other Aspen Dental practice owners that serve as preceptors and adjunct faculty in clinical externship programs at other top universities including the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan.
  • Aspen Dental first joined the University of California, Los Angeles's externship program in 2018, when they piloted their program.
  • Externship programs enable dental students at these universities to gain hands-on experiences in various dental practice models while completing their clinical rotations at Aspen Dental office locations .
  • To date, 52 dental students have participated in rotations in an Aspen Dental practice.

Salt Dental Collective Announces Dr. Mark Adams as New Board Member

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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PHOENIX, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SALT Dental Collective (SALT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Adams has joined our board of directors.

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  • PHOENIX, June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SALT Dental Collective (SALT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Adams has joined our board of directors.
  • Dr. Adams brings more than 30 years of experience in the dental industry and was instrumental in the development and growth of Clearchoice Dental Implant Centers.
  • “I am thrilled to have Dr. Mark Adams join our Board of Directors,” said Dylan Bates, CEO of SALT Dental Collective.
  • As a board member, Dr. Adams will play a key role in mentoring SALT’s emerging clinical leaders.

CLEARCHOICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF DRS. MARK W. ADAMS AND STEVEN ECKERT

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 17 years ago, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers® was born from the idea that treating patients suffering from edentulism didn't have to be such a lengthy nor disjointed experience. Behind this idea was Mark W. Adams, DDS, MS, a prosthodontist who helped pioneer the ClearChoice model of having a prosthodontist, oral surgeon, and lab technician working together in one facility to provide a more seamless, collaborative treatment path for the patient. What began with a single location in Denver has now expanded into a national network of over 80 ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers across the country with Dr. Adams leading the charge as Chief Clinical Officer. With immense gratitude, ClearChoice Management Services (CCMS), the administrative support team that serves the ClearChoice Dental Implant Center network, announces today the upcoming retirement of Dr. Adams at the end of the year.

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  • With immense gratitude, ClearChoice Management Services (CCMS), the administrative support team that serves the ClearChoice Dental Implant Center network, announces today the upcoming retirement of Dr. Adams at the end of the year.
  • Dr. Adams began his career after graduating from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and then its Prosthodontic program.
  • In 2006, Dr. Adams relocated to Denver and was the founding prosthodontist for ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers.
  • During his tenure at ClearChoice, Dr. Eckert opened and served as the primary prosthodontist at ClearChoice Minneapolis in Edina, Minn. from 2010-2018.

Special Edition of Journal of Dental Education Focuses on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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With an eye on fostering positive change, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has released a special edition of its peer-reviewed journal focusing entirely on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in dental education.

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  • With an eye on fostering positive change, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has released a special edition of its peer-reviewed journal focusing entirely on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in dental education.
  • Likewise, it led to a national increase in awareness of social justice gaps and pointed to the opportunity to transform health care education.
  • We were delighted to assemble and highlight the pioneering work of forward-thinking scholars who set a vision for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in dental education.
  • Im very proud that the Journal of Dental Education is expanding the conversation on this topic with a powerful special issue.

National Institute of Health (NIH) awards Matregenix a Phase 1 SBIR grant to develop a new dental barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration

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Friday, September 2, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matregenix announces a grant award from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research under the auspices of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will be utilized to develop a new dental barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matregenix announces a grant award from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research under the auspices of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • The grant will be utilized to develop a new dental barrier membrane for guided bone regeneration.
  • Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a common technique used in the dental industry for the treatment of bony defects, among other conditions.
  • In addition, the Matregenix Transparent Nanofiber Mask was announced as a Phase 2 finalist in the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)-NIOSH-NIST Mask Innovation Challenge.

ADEA Summit Focuses on Scarcity of Men of Color in the Health Professions

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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Tackling a problem that significantly undermines access to quality health care, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) hosted a two-day summit in August to shed light onand start to develop solutions tothe paucity of men of color in the health professions.

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  • Tackling a problem that significantly undermines access to quality health care, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) hosted a two-day summit in August to shed light onand start to develop solutions tothe paucity of men of color in the health professions.
  • The 2022 ADEA Men of Color in the Health Professions Summit , held Aug. 10-11 at ADEAs headquarters in Washington, DC, drew attendees representing more than two dozen health care organizations and dental schools.
  • To attract more historically underrepresented students into the health professions, Dr. Satcher said the outreach must start as early as elementary school.
  • The summit served as an initial step in what is expected to be a longer, sustained and collaborative effort to increase men of color within the health professions.

JDE Study Finds Positive Impact From Climate Studies at U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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Overall, the majority of dental schools reported that the results of their dental school climate studies had positively affected the humanistic environment, curriculum and recruitment efforts of students and faculty members in their school, wrote the authors of the article titled The status of climate studies in the United States and Canadian dental schools: Deans perspectives .

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  • Overall, the majority of dental schools reported that the results of their dental school climate studies had positively affected the humanistic environment, curriculum and recruitment efforts of students and faculty members in their school, wrote the authors of the article titled The status of climate studies in the United States and Canadian dental schools: Deans perspectives .
  • Most parent institutions and dental schools used surveys to collect data from faculty, staff, administrators and students.
  • Climate studies are a widely accepted practice at dental schools and their parent institutions, wrote the authors.
  • ADEA is urging each U.S. and Canadian dental school dean and allied dental program director to register to participate in the upcoming ADEA Climate Study.

Webster Dental Care announces Addition of Dr. Michelle Pelc

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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CHICAGO, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Dental Care ("WDC"), an industry leading dental service organization with eleven (11) locations, welcomes Dr. Michelle Pelc to its expert team.

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  • CHICAGO, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Dental Care ("WDC"), an industry leading dental service organization with eleven (11) locations, welcomes Dr. Michelle Pelc to its expert team.
  • Dr. Pelc received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
  • Webster CEO Michael Errin Rios said, "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Pelc and her patients to our Webster Dental Care family.
  • Webster Dental Care (WDC), founded in 1976, delivers exceptional dental services at its eleven Chicago area locations.

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BSDH of Sage Dental Management Appointed to the Georgia Board of Dentistry

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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Sage Dental Management, a leading dental service organization and pioneer in high-tech dentistry, is pleased to share that the companys Vice President of Hygiene Operations, Misty Mattingly, has been appointed to serve a five-year term as a member of the Georgia Board of Dentistry by Governor Brian Kemp.

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  • Sage Dental Management, a leading dental service organization and pioneer in high-tech dentistry, is pleased to share that the companys Vice President of Hygiene Operations, Misty Mattingly, has been appointed to serve a five-year term as a member of the Georgia Board of Dentistry by Governor Brian Kemp.
  • Mistys appointment to the Georgia Board of Dentistry is an extraordinary accomplishment and a recognition of her tremendous commitment to patient care and to the dental hygiene profession, said Sage Dental Management President and CEO, Thomas Marler.
  • Its a tremendous honor to be invited to sit on the Georgia Board of Dentistry and represent the Georgia hygiene community, said Mattingly.
  • Sage Dental Management, LLC is a leading dental service organization providing comprehensive administrative support services and facilities for Sage Dental, a branded, retail-based dental care organization with over 60 offices in Florida and Georgia.