Conference Agenda

Disruption & innovation are constant in healthcare.

Join elite dental executives and practice leaders for an inside look at the conversations shaping dentistry today. You’ll hear candid perspectives from DSOs and independent practices nationwide, and leave with clear, peer-tested action steps to strengthen performance, growth, and patient care in your organization.

Full Agenda

Start Time Session Type Name
7:00 AM Registration Opens
8:00 AMPanel01. What the Next Era of Dental M&A Will Entail
8:00 AMPanel02. Strategies for Sustainable Margin Management in Dentistry
8:00 AMPanel03. Scaling Change Management in DSOs: 5 Techniques
8:45 AMPanel01. Leadership Strategies for Sustaining Growth in Volatile Markets
8:45 AMPanel02. The New Economics of DSO Growth - Monday
9:25 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 AMPanel01. The Future of AI in Dentistry
10:00 AMPanel03. Culture Forward DSOs and the Power of Mission Alignment
10:45 AMPanel02. Navigating Inflation and Cost Pressures in Dental Practices
10:45 AMPanel03. Building Internal Training Pipelines That Actually Work
11:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:35 PMFireside Chat01. Fireside Chat with Dr. Chris Salierno, Chief Dental Officer at Tend
12:35 PMPanel03. How DSOs Can Capitalize on the Growing Oral Surgery Space
1:20 PMPanel01. Integrating Medical and Dental for Whole Person Care
1:20 PMPanel02. Reimagining Dental Profitability and Patient Experience
2:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 PMPanel02. What Consolidation Means for Independent Practices and DSOs
2:30 PMPanel03. Dental Leadership and Training Structures that Actually Work
3:15 PMPanel01. The Economic Impact of AI on Dental Operations
3:15 PMPanel02. Who Will Win the Next Era of Dentistry?
4:00 PMCelebrity Keynote01. Celebrity Keynote TBA
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
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