Kellie Nock is the assistant editor for Dental Products Report. She graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor's in Journalism. Kellie enjoys multimedia content creation with a focus on audio and video storytelling. 

Articles

Patient engagements features from Intiveo are now directly integrated into Henry Schein One’s practice management system. 

Intiveo Announces New Integration with Dentrix Ascend

12 universities around the world have been recognized by Align for vital research on orthodontics and dentistry.

Align Technology Awards Research Funding to Universities

PracticeTek and Total Dental have fully acquired dental practice management platform Ora to further streamline workflows. 

PracticeTek Acquires Ora Dental Practice Management Platform

Joe Persichetti is the head of healthcare business banking at 

 and has nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare field. He has previously held practice finance positions at Huntington National Bank, Henry Schein Financial Services and Bank of America. He is based in Columbus, Ohio.

When health care lenders are looking to make loans, they are not focused on a student’s total debt.

How Today’s Dental School Graduates Can Start Their Own Practices – Even with High Student Debt

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention is refreshing its brand identity, but still focusing on dental infection prevention and patient and provider safety.

OSAP Unveils New Name and Logo as it Rebrands to Assn. for Dental Safety

Professional Transition Strategies will now offer Headwaters Practice Transitions, designed to help smaller dental practice owners sell their dental practice to other clinicians. 

Professional Transition Strategies Announces Headwaters Practice Transitions

All the latest dental product launches from May 27 – May 31, 2024. 

New Dental Products – May 27 - May 31, 2024

Dental professionals throughout the industry share their favorite new workflows, technologies, materials, and more.

Technique Touch-Ups 2024

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

Dental operatories are the heart of the practice, so it is vital that key details and technologies are implemented to ensure efficiency and function.

Optimizing Operatory  Design for Efficiency

Tameko Sowell, DDS, is a native of Ohio, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in human nutrition and food management from The Ohio State University. She obtained her dental degree from New York University in 2007. While in dental school, Dr Sowell participated in multiple outreach programs, including mission trips to Nicaragua and Tanzania. After obtaining her dental degree, she completed a 1-year advanced education training with the US Department of Veterans Affairs in Bay Pines, Florida. Dr Sowell began working for Gaston Family Health Services in 2008 (which became Kintegra Health in 2020) as a staff dentist and became assistant dental director in 2016. In January 2024, she became the chief dental officer of Kintegra Health and oversees the dental department. Dr Sowell enjoys working in the public health sector and believes dentistry is her calling to give back to the community.

With the help of MouthWatch, Kintegra Health is working to close the gap between medical and dental care and has collaboration success stories that show how it is keeping patients out of the emergency department. 