7:30 AM | Networking Opportunities | Registration Opens | |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | A. The Future of Dental Workforce: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent | Michelle Field, Director, Operations, brush365 Michael Friguletto, Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Oral Specialists Carrington Morgan, MBA, Head, Human Resources, Great Lakes Dental Partners Colleen McFarlin, Vice President, Specialty Division, Dental Care Alliance |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | B. Strategies for DSOs: Tailoring Approaches for Different Markets | Alex Zanetti, Vice President, Growth, Oakpoint Jeffrey B. Carter, MD, DMD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, US Dental Surgery Network Jeffrey DeBellis, MS, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, MAX Surgical Specialty Management Rahul Mehta, DMD, Chief Executive Officer and Clinical Director, Immediate Smiles Dentures & Dentistry |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | C. The Next 5 Years of Dentistry and DSOs | Mark Greenstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, Heartland Dental Bill Becknell, Chief Executive Officer, Mortenson Dental Partners Don Gallo, DMD, Chief Clinical Officer, Dental Care Alliance |
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM | Panel | A. Preserving Dentist Autonomy While Growing Your DSO | Jason Genta, DDS, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Affairs, DecisionOne Dental Partners Christy Englehart, Chief Operating Officer, PepperPointe Partnerships Matt Carlston, DMD, Dentist, Comfort Dental |
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM | Panel | B. Building Patient-Centric Dental Practices: 3 Big Steps | Brooke Young, Chief Operating Officer, Espire Dental Gabriela Hricko, DDS, MDS, Partner and Orthodontist, Great Expressions Dental Centers James Babiuk, DDS, President, Private Dental Practice Farai Kambasha, DDS, FAGD, Clinical Director, Heartland Dental |
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM | Panel | C. What DSO’s Need for Strategic Growth: Marketing, Data Analytics & More | Cory Roletto, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, WEO Media John Meis, DDS, Chief Executive Officer, Smart Choice Dentistry; LakeCrest Dental Demias Pegues, Chief Executive Officer, Key Dental Management Solutions Alicia Kieffer, Senior Vice President, Practice Services, Imagen Dental Partners |
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in Foyer | |
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM | Featured Session | A. DPP: The Dental Partnership Platform; What It Is and Why It Is Changing The Dental Industry | Avi Weisfogel, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Dental Partners Chris McClure, Founder, Aligned Dental Partners Steve Albert, DMD, Founder, Rising Tide Dental Brian Eichenberger, Vice President, Communications, Freedom Dental Partners Robert Marchant, Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP |
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM | Panel | B. Strategies for Regional and Specialty DSO Growth | Justin Welke, DDS, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Dental Partners Kathryn Alderman, DDS, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Family Dentistry Mark Lakis, Chief Executive Officer, Todays Dental Network Chris Bird, Vice President, Marketing, Mosaic Dental Collective |
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM | Panel | C. DSO Growth: The Economic Headwinds and Policy Issues to Watch | Greig Davis, CPA CVA MST, Chief Financial Officer, Flossophy Dental Management Christopher Salierno, DDS, Chief Dental Officer, Tend Shilpi Priyadarshini, Shilpi Priyadarshini, Regional Managing Director, Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics Dean Tassone, Vice President, Payor Strategy, Dental Care Alliance |
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM | Panel | A. The DSO Landscape: Predicting Trends and Preparing for Challenges | Haim Haviv, Chief Executive Officer, Hudson Dental Hisham Barakat, DDS, Chief Clinical Officer, Guardian Dentistry Partners Andrew Goldsmith, DDS, DICOI, FIALD, Owner, Northshore Dental Katie Schiller, RDH, Divisional Hygiene Lead, Specialty Division, Dental Care Alliance |
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM | Panel | B. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Comprehensive Dental Patient Care | Ibrahim Jarjoura, DDS, President, Dental Care Team Group LLC Peter Rivoli, DDS, Owner, Rivoli Dental Emily Letran, DDS, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Children and Family Dental Group;, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Breeze Dental Leanne Wypych, Senior Vice President, Operations, Great Lakes Dental Partners |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall | |
1:05 PM - 1:45 PM | Panel | A. Leadership in Dentistry: Navigating Challenges and Fostering Success | Ben Liu, Founder and Owner, Superkids Pediatric Dentistry Jonathan Mason, Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer, Select Dental Management Jeremy D. Behar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Dental Services Corp Ronald Perry, DDS, Director, International Student Program, Comprehensive Care, Professor, Comprehensive Care, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine |
1:05 PM - 1:45 PM | Panel | B. Future of DSOs: Thrivers and Stragglers in an Evolving Landscape | David Ortiz, Operations Manager, Secure Dental James W. Willis, DDS, Chief Executive Officer, Willis & Associates Family Dentistry Tia Meyer, Clinical Director, NBD Partnerships Brian Hamilton, Chief Development Officer, Allied OMS, Chairman of the Board, Phase 1 Equity |
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Panel | B. Beyond the Chair: The Modern Dentist's Toolkit for Success | Dawn R. Smith, PhD, RDH, Dental Hygienist and Medical Sociologist, Howard University College Of Dentistry Jenny Armstrong, Chief Dental Officer, Midtown Dental Group Alan S. Law, DDS, PhD, President, The Dental Specialists |
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall | |
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM | Featured Session | A. DSOs Winning with AI: Real-World Success Stories in the Revenue Cycle | Dan Parsons, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Thoughtful AI Cara Perry, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Signature Dental Partners |
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM | Panel | B. What the Next Generation of Dentists Will Need to Succeed | Alexander Einbinder, DDS, Dentist, Private Dental Practice Matt Carlston, DMD, Dentist, Comfort Dental Maxine Feinberg, DDS, Dentist, Pedodontics, Maxine Feinberg, DDS, Periodontal Office Tammeka Nickleberry, DDS, Chief Executive Officer, TLN FAMILY & COSMETIC DENTISTRY |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Celebrity Keynote | Celebrity Keynote - Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player | Caitlin Clark, Professional Basketball Player, |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Happy Hour in Exhibit Hall | |