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Kristine DickinsonGreat Lakes Appoints New VP and CFO
Great Lakes Dental Technologies has recently named Kristine L. Dickinson as the company’s vice president and chief financial officer.

Dickinson joined Great Lakes in 2013 as accounting manager and was promoted to controller in 2019. Before Great Lakes, she worked in public accounting at Chiampou, Travis, Besaw and Kershner (CTBK), a Western New York accounting and advisory firm. She is a graduate of Niagara University and a licensed certified public accountant.

For more information about the report, visit greatlakesdentaltech.com.



Align Technology Opens 2025 Annual Award Research Program

Align Technology, Inc. has opened its 2025 Annual Research Award Program to support clinical and scientific dental research in universities across the globe. The program will award up to $300,000 to university faculty for scientific and technological research initiatives aimed at advancing patient care in orthodontics and dentistry.

Eligible applicants for dental research awards include full-time and part-time faculty involved in dental or scientific research at universities where Invisalign treatment or the iTero scanner is available. An independent academic committee reviews all applications and forwards its recommendations to Align for final selection. Research proposals and completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Pacific on March 7, 2025.

For more information about the report, visit aligntech.com.



AAO, FDA Address Dangers of Direct-to-Consumer Clear Aligners

AAO members recently met with leaders at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the risks associated with direct-to-consumer (DTC) clear aligners. During the meeting, they shared clinical cases of harm caused by mail-order orthodontic treatments conducted without in-person exams. The FDA seeks further input from AAO members, especially those treating patients requiring retreatment after using DTC services. The AAO is urging members to consider including their names and addresses to be collectively shared with the FDA and other policy stakeholders. This collective effort could prompt FDA warnings, highlighting the risks associated with mail-order aligner treatments.

For more information, visit www2.aaoinfo.org.


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