LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2021) — PepperPointe Partnerships is pleased to announce that David North has been named as their new Chief Operating Officer (COO). North, an experienced business leader in the dental industry, joined PepperPointe on July 20.

For over 32 years, North has participated in the development and growth of both private practices and large dental service organizations (DSOs). As the executive vice president of field operations for Dental Care Alliance, one of the founding DSOs of the American Dental Service Organization, he played an integral part in the company's growth and success.

“I’m inspired by the mission, spirit and team at PepperPointe,” said North. “Their mission, in particular, really resonates with me and there’s great alignment there. I, too, believe the fundamental principles of a great DSO must begin with a relentless pursuit of quality patient care. When you stay focused on the true mission, supporting dentists who ultimately provide care for the patients, you’re protecting the patients and their communities. I’m honored to be part of their efforts to support that important work at PepperPointe.”

In North’s new role he will oversee all field and office-level operations, as well as vendor management, procurement and clinical practices and strategies to ensure the delivery of exceptional patient care.

“We are pleased to welcome David to our team,” said Dr. Greg White, president and CEO of PepperPointe Partnerships. “He is a talented leader, well-respected in the dental industry with a breadth of experience in dental operations. There is no doubt how much he cares about our business and our patients. He will play a key role in the future growth of PepperPointe, as well as ensuring greater excellence in our support of our partners and their practices.”

Founded in 2017, PepperPointe has more than tripled in size making it one of the fastest-growing DSOs in the world. The unique patient-centered and doctor-owned model ensures the continuity of care for patients remains intact and the legacy of the practices is preserved. North will serve as a member of the PepperPointe Executive Leadership Team at PepperPointe and play a key role in the continued growth of the organization as they look to expand across the country.

About PepperPointe Partnerships

PepperPointe Partnerships is a dental service organization (DSO) with an innovative approach to proactively address the challenges and industry changes practitioners face, create efficiencies at the practice level and provide support with non-clinical tasks, allowing practitioners to focus on providing excellent patient care. PepperPointe seeks to redefine what it means to be a DSO by fully leveraging the strengths and culture of doctor-owned dental practices, and a growth strategy for greater synergy and protection among all dental practitioners. Through the PepperPointe platform, we offer maintained doctor ownership, a collaborative network of doctors, and help clinical teams achieve the greatest success in providing excellent patient care. PepperPointe offers doctors an optimal exit and entry strategy, with partnership opportunities for every career stage, to help preserve and extend the practice legacy, and do so on their terms.

Learn more at PepperPointe.com.

Ivoclar Vivadent AG, one of the world’s leading dental companies providing a comprehensive range of products and systems for dental professionals, today unveils its new Programat S2 sintering furnace. The new model boasts a revamped design, a new colour touchscreen display with an intuitive graphical user interface and a larger cooling tray. Intelligent features, such as shorter processing times and new calibration options, simplify the use of the furnace and promote work efficiency. Amidst all the enhancements, the proven sintering chamber has remained unchanged in the new model and will continue to ensure high-quality sintering processes. Additional benefits integral to the Programat S2 include: sintering at temperatures up to 1600 degrees Celsius, short sintering times (approx. 75 minutes for crowns made of IPS e.max ZirCAD) and a removable furnace head. Reliability and the ability to calibrate the furnace at any time are also strengths of this cutting-edge sintering furnace.

Dental technicians will appreciate the ease of use that the Programat S2 affords them, in addition to the high accuracy of the sintering results. The large colour touchscreen and enhanced user interface make for better visualization of essential information and significantly simplify operation. The furnace is operated in the same way as any other press and ceramic furnace of the Programat series. For maximum reliability, pre-programmed settings are available for all zirconium oxide materials from Ivoclar Vivadent. In addition, a variety of individual program options are there for dental technicians to choose from. Whether a fast or standard sintering program is selected, high sintering quality is integral to all of them. The OSD display is equipped with a new “blue” indicator for indicating the cooling phase of the furnace. The blue illumination is clearly visible even from a greater distance. The Programat S2 can be conveniently operated via a touchscreen. Progress of the sintering process can be monitored with the Programat app on a smartphone or tablet.

The furnace is equipped with modern software to control the sintering process and provide high-accuracy results. Impeccable results can be expected at all times, even in conjunction with long-span zirconia restorations or rapid sintering processes (single-tooth restorations).

Ivoclar Vivadent’s Programat S2 is the state-of-the-art specialist for the high accuracy sintering of zirconia restorations. The sintering furnace is being launched in a compact lightweight design with consistently improved features. Available to buy as from June 2021.

Programat^® is a registered trademark of Ivoclar Vivadent AG.

Metuchen, NJ – August 2, 2021 – MouthWatch, LLC, a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools, and intraoral imaging devices, today announced the five winners of its TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards.

The awards were created to help mobile dentistry programs relaunch after being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligibility for the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards was open to for-profit and non-profit mobile dentistry programs at any stage of development.

According to Brant Herman, founder, and CEO of MouthWatch, LLC, “Our goal was to fast-track the rebound of innovative mobile dentistry programs with the greatest potential for increasing the access to oral care for the underserved, whether they are seniors in long term care, housebound patients, special needs individuals, the homeless, children with underserved oral health needs, or the uninsured.”

The five winners or the winners of the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards are listed below in alphabetical order:

1. Appalachian Miles for Smiles / Virginia, and Tennessee

This non-profit operates three dental tractor trailers to serve uninsured and underinsured residents of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. In the past five years they have provided over 3-million dollars of free dental care to substance abusers with dental pain, the homeless, veterans living on the street, and undocumented children, without turning away anyone in need. The dental team consists of a few staff members and many volunteers to serve ten counties across Virginia and Tennessee.

2. Everlasting Smiles 4 U / Washington State

Paula Nguyen, RDH, a solo practitioner, provides oral care to homebound and bed bound patients throughout the state of Washington who live in private homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Ms. Nguyen also works private practice as an employee and travels up to 3 hours each way to provide care with Everlasting Smiles 4U on her weekends.

3. In Motion Dentists / California

In this privately owned company, Dr. Banner and his team provide dentist house call services to special needs and elderly residents of LA County, Orange County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County. The team at In Motion Dentists aims to provide dental treatment to those who cannot visit a traditional office setting due to physical, developmental, and mental challenges.

4. Minnesota Community Care / Minnesota

The largest FQHC in the state provides oral care to the homeless with 50 employees and 4th year dental students from the University of Minnesota. MCC also operates 3 dental clinics and utilizes Advanced Dental Therapists to provide care in an outreach setting. The goal is to increase access to care at satellite locations for the homeless population.

5. Prevent Dental Caries Project (PDC) / Utah

The mission of PDC is to increase access to dental care and to prevent dental decay before it occurs through education and early intervention. Through collaborative agreements between dental hygienists and dentists and the use of teledentistry, PDC is bringing diagnostic preventive services to high-risk patients wherever they may be.

The five winners of the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards received the following:

● One 12-Month license of the award-winning TeleDent all-in-one teledentistry platform for five users – a $1,848.00 value.

● Comprehensive training and onboarding for the entire mobile dentistry team by an experienced MouthWatch teledentistry specialist.

● The opportunity for the mobile health program to be promoted by MouthWatch via social media, press release, published case study, etc.

● One award-winning MouthWatch Intraoral Camera, 500 OptiClear™ intraoral camera sleeves, and a MouthWatch Intraoral Camera wall mount or counter mount.

● One free individual annual membership to the American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance

● A copy of the ground-breaking workbook on teledentistry profitability, “Pathways to Prosperity” by Patti DiGangi, RDH and Cindy Purdy, RDH

For more detailed information on the five winners of the TeleDent™ Mobile Dentistry Accelerator Awards, visit https://mouthwatch.com/m-awards.

About MouthWatch, LLC:

Headquartered in Metuchen, New Jersey, MouthWatch, LLC is a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools and intraoral imaging devices. The company is dedicated to finding new ways to constantly improve the dental health experience for both patient and provider.

In 2020, MouthWatch was ranked #1303 in the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies. In addition, the company earned the following dental industry awards: The 2020 Cellerant Best of Class Award for TeleDent™, the provider-focused, patient-friendly teledentistry platform. TeleDent™ also won Dentistry Today Magazine’s 2020 Top Innovative Products Award. What’s more, the MouthWatch Intraoral Camera won the Dentaltown Magazine’s 2020 Dental Townie Choice Award™ as well as Dentistry Today Magazine’s Top 100 Products Award. For more information about MouthWatch, LLC and its innovative products, visit www.MouthWatch.com.