Carestream Dental names new clinical specialty director

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Jun 20, 2018

Carestream Dental has named Lea Al Matny, DDS, as its new clinical specialty director.

Dr. Al Matny will develop and implement scientific training on the company's imaging products. She previously was a teaching assistant working to develop the diagnostic radiology skills of predoctoral dental students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, according to Carestream Dental.

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