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Caitlin Parsons is a RDH of 15 years and chronic pain survivor turned Certified Yoga Therapist and Ergonomic Consultant for dental professionals. Caitlin helps dental professionals prevent, reduce and overcome workplace pain, manage stress, and optimize their health so they can thrive in and out of the office. She is passionate about helping dental professionals and teams optimize their health to provide better patient care and become better clinicians through her in-person and online programs, speaking, writing team experiences, and her podcast, The Aligned Hygienist (
Nisha Krishnaiah, DDS, and Brad Jones, FAACD
Tony Tomaro, DDS, is a recognized academician and clinician, an accomplished author, and lectures nationally and internationally. His lectures emphasize the same concepts he practices: comprehensive dental health exams, diagnosis, and treatment plans; conservative esthetic dentistry and materials; smile design; evaluation, diagnosis, and restoration of worn dentition; financial success (learned skills growing up in a family business). As a member of Catapult Education, Dr Tomaro lectures on esthetic dentistry and his unique process for natural smile design. He has dedicated his entire career to the advancement of dental education.
Brian Wong serves as the VP of Commercial Development at
Steven John Cumper, BAppSc (Osteo.), MOst, is a businessman with a strong background in biomedical science and osteopathic medicine. He founded
Michael Hartman, DMD, MD completed his residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2008. Since then, he has been in a private practice setting as the owner of Hartman Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery where the emphasis is placed on using computer-assisted surgery and CAD/CAM technology to improve patient outcomes. He has authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals on dynamic navigation and immediate implant provisionalization techniques. His experience as a dental laboratory technician prior to entering dental school helps give him a unique perspective on guided dental implant surgery and restoratively-driven treatment planning. He is also the president and owner of Digital Provisionalization Technologies, a dental laboratory specializing in providing immediate provisional products for surgeons utilizing the X-Guide Dynamic Navigation system. Dr Hartman also holds a Dean’s Faculty position at the University of Maryland Dental School where he is involved with biomaterials research and resident training.
Dr. Mark E. Hyman is a dentist from Greensboro, North Carolina, and a public speaker whose work is characterized by his warmth, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and passion for dentistry. As an accomplished seminar speaker, he has lectured throughout North America and Europe at every major dental meeting. Dr. Hyman has earned national and international recognition for his seminars. He loved his 32 years in private practice and currently serves as an Adjunct Full Professor and Special Assistant to the Office of the Dean at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Matthew Burton, DDS, founder of Burton Dental Innovations, LLC, developed the BurtonBands and VursaWedge matrix system to help dentists achieve more predictable and favorable Class II composite results with improved efficiency and optimal outcomes. Dr Burton specializes in Class II composite restorations at his private practice in Frankfort, Illinois, and has leveraged his insights to develop and market new solutions for dentists who face the same challenges in their own practice.