Therese (Tree) Mainella has been named VP of Clinical Affairs for Parkell, Inc., a subsidiary of Directa Dental Group (Sweden). Mainella’s duties will include managing the company’s Key Opinion Leaders in addition to providing education to various dental and hygiene schools on implementation of Parkell products. The company’s new training center located at corporate headquarters (Edgewood, NY), will be under the directive of Mainella. Parkell will host a series of continuing education courses featuring nationally and locally renowned keynote speakers. The center is scheduled to open in June, 2018.