Dykema’s Definitive DSO 2023 Conference – Use Code GDNOW_23 to Save $150

Mark your calendars for July 19-21, 2023 for the 10th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations! We’re heading back to the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center for the DSO industry’s most highly anticipated event, where you’ll find numerous opportunities to learn about current best practices and insights that are relevant to the industry. This award-winning conference is considered one of the best networking events each year, attracting well over 1,500 DSO leaders, dental practitioners, and vendors, all in the same place, for three action-packed days. Each year, this immersive conference offers topics carefully selected to appeal to all facets of the DSO industry, including buyers, sellers, practice owners, executives, entrepreneurs, investors, DSOs and in-house counsel.

Group Dentistry Now has recognized this conference as a top event worth attending. “Overall if you were looking for an opportunity to meet smaller group practices, mid-sized DSOs or PE groups this conference was a winner.” If you are new to DSOs or would like to expand or improve your current organization, this event offers solutions for various levels of your organization.

Conference registration is open now with sponsorship opportunities to be announced in early January 2023.

Dentists and DSOs can register HERE for $699. Industry Partners can register HERE for $1,499. Use Code GDNOW_23 to Save $150

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Agenda

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. TUSK Partners Workshop
(Breakfast and lunch provided. Registration required, no same-day walk-ins.)
Proudly brought to you by Tusk Partners

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Scale Your Dental Practice Bootcamp
(Breakfast and lunch provided. Registration required, no same-day walk-ins.)
Proudly brought to you by SMC National and Fischer’s Professional Group

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Building Blocks of HR Due Diligence Workshop
(Lunch provided. Registration required, no same-day walk-ins.)
Proudly brought to you by HR for Health

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dental Tech Discovery Workshop
(Lunch provided. Registration required, no same-day walk-ins.)
Proudly brought to you by Revere Partners

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ADSO CEO Roundtable
(Member and invite only.)

3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Dykema DSO Conference Registration Desk Open
Proudly Sponsored by Large Practice Sales

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Champagne Welcome
Proudly Sponsored by Caber Hill

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Women in DSO Networking Event
Proudly Sponsored by Henry Schein

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Conference Kick-Off Mixer
Proudly Sponsored by Dentist Job Connect

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Dinner and Reception Under the Stars
Proudly Sponsored by Membersy, CareStack and SolutionReach

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
Proudly Sponsored by Large Practice Sales

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Morning Yoga
Proudly Sponsored by Oakpoint

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Professional Headshot Studio Open
Proudly Sponsored by Align Technology

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Relax and Recharge Lounge Open
Proudly Sponsored by GLO Science Professional

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
Proudly Sponsored by Videa Health

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and DSO Difference Makers Awards

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Jeff Civillico – Conference Emcee
Proudly Sponsored by CareCredit

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Keynote: State of the Industry
Steve Thorne, Founder and CEO, Pacific Dental Services

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: State of the Industry
Brian Colao, Director, Dykema DSO Industry Group
Steve Thorne, Founder and CEO, Pacific Dental Services

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
Proudly sponsored by Medix Dental IT

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Industry Perspectives from Industry Leaders
Guy Amini, President, dentalcorp
Stan Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein
Steve Bilt, CEO, Smile Brands
Dr. Ray Cohlmia, Executive Director, American Dental Association
Moderator: Brian Colao, Director, Dykema DSO Industry Group

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Same-Store Growth
Speakers to be announced soon.

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Same-Store Growth Discussion
Speakers to be announced soon.

Moderator: Virgil Ochoa, Member, Dykema
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Key Inflexion Points in the Growth of Your DSO
Bob Fontana, Chairman and CEO, Aspen Dental Group,
and Founder, Aspen Dental

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Growth of Your DSO Discussion
Bob Fontana, Chairman and CEO, Aspen Dental Group,
and Founder, Aspen Dental
Moderator: Zack Hoard, Member, Dykema

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
Proudly Sponsored by Dental Care Alliance

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Two Rotations: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Breakout A: Burning Questions: Legal
Jim Aldrich, Member, Dykema
Eric Fingerhut, Member, Dykema
Brian Forbes, Member, Dykema
Eric Klein, Member, Dykema
Rich Lieberman, Member, Dykema
Donna McElroy, Member, Dykema
Moderator: Zack Hoard, Member, Dykema

Breakout B: DSO Lending
Angela Baker, Vice President, Business Development, Wintrust
Evan Barker, Commercial Relationship Manager, CapStar Bank
Amine Lahlou, Senior Vice President, Citi Healthcare Specialty
Mike Montgomery, Senior Vice President – Director, DSO Lending,
Live Oak Bank
Moderator: Eric White, Member, Dykema

Breakout C: To be announced soon!
Presented by HR for Health

Breakout D: Leveraging Real Estate Investment
Trusts in Your Business Plan
Presented by National Dental Healthcare REIT
Jared Elfvin, CFO, National Dental Healthcare REIT
Dallas Margeson, Acquisitions Director, National Dental Healthcare REIT

Breakout E: Integration: Technology, Financing & Cyber Insurance –
How They Intersect
Presented by Sunset Technologies

Breakout F: DSO Accounting
Derek Kaulfuss, Principal, Plante Moran
Mark Rudolph, Shareholder and Dental Practice Chair, Elliott Davis
Mike White, Principal, CLA

Breakout G: Patient Financing
Presented by PrimaHealth Credit
Patients are overwhelmed with the cost of care and are delaying treatment.
Providers are juggling too many finance partners to get their patients approved for
care. Join us to discuss how DSOs can profitably serve most patients
including the underserved with one easy-to-use solution.

Breakout H: Measuring Associate Productivity
Dr. Hisham Barakat, Chief Clinical Officer, Guardian Dental Partners
Dr. Jonathan Mason, Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer,
Select Dental Management
Dr. Jon Meis, CEO, Smart Choice Dentistry
Moderator: Dr. Charles Moser, Owner, SIMPLE Leadership

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break
Proudly Sponsored by Birdeye

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 2023 Dental Titan Award
Proudly Sponsored by U.S. Oral Surgery Management
Moderator: Brian Colao, Director, Dykema DSO Industry Group

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Buy-Side Panel
J. Hedrick, CEO, Smile Doctors
Danny Kawas, CEO, Guardian Dental Partners
David Pegg, Chief Growth Officer, Dental Care Alliance
Lane Theriault, CEO, Independence
Moderator: Craig Woods, Member, Dykema

5:00 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. Growing Your DSO in 2023: Solving Top 5 Challenges
to Ignite Growth
Jeff Koziel, President, Dental Care Alliance
Geoff Ligibel, CEO, 42 North Dental
DeAnn McClain, COO, Heartland Dental
Dr. Cindy Roark, Senior Vice President and CCO, Sage Dental
Moderator: Amol Nirgudkar, CEO, Patient Prism

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Middle-Market DSO
Heidi Arndt, Founder and CEO, Evolve Dental Advisors
Sam Gruenbaum, CEO, West Coast Dental
Mick Janness, CEO, Oakpoint
Lee Provow, CEO, Oak Dental Partners
Moderator: Eric White, Member, Dykema

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Women in DSO Panel
Moderator: Kristin Ornstein, Associate, Dykema
More speakers to be announced soon!

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Dykema DSO Reception and Party

8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Musical Opening Act – The Spazmatics!
Proudly Sponsored by CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

9:00 p.m. – 9:10 p.m. Colorado’s Largest Drone Show!
Proudly Sponsored by Patterson Dental

9:10 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Headliner Musician: Belinda Carlisle
Proudly sponsored by Live Oak Bank

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023
7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Desk Open
Proudly Sponsored by Large Practice Sales

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Professional Headshot Studio Open
Proudly Sponsored by Align Technology

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Relax and Recharge Lounge Open
Proudly Sponsored by GLO Science Professional

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
Proudly Sponsored by Glidewell

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. New Innovations for Increasing Same-Store Growth
Sina Amiri, Vice President of Revenue, Zentist
Nikki Dean, Director of Strategic Accounts, Pearl
Jinesh Patel, Co-Founder and CEO, Uptime Health
Stephen Sweeney, Founder, iCreditWorks

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Lessons from PE investors
Steve Cohen, Managing Director and General Counsel,
InTandem Capital Partners
Robbie Isenberg, Managing Director, Clairvest Group

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. An Interview with Andre Agassi
Proudly Sponsored by Sunbit

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
Proudly Sponsored by Overjet

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Sell-Side Panel
Kevin Cumbus, President, TUSK Partners
Kurt Harvey, Managing Director, Caber Hill Advisors
Brannon Moncrief, Principal, CEO, McLerran and Associates
Moderator: Virgil Ochoa, Member, Dykema

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DEO Panel

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Grab-and-Go Lunch
Proudly sponsored by Dentsply Sirona