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Smylen has been recognized by way of the Innovation Award for its AirPay front office payment solution. 

Smylen Wins Innovation Award from Revere Partners at Yankee Dental Congress

Melissa LuVisi is Chief Strategy Officer at tab32, where she drives corporate strategy across all areas, including account management, sales, marketing, and R&D. She was previously VP of marketing/sales and head of business development, working to broker and strengthen relationships with some of the industry’s largest and fastest growing DSOs. Headshot attached below.

These 3 tips and insights will help dental service organizations and practice owners optimize their business for the future. 

Futureproof Your Dental Business in 2022 and Beyond

Benco Dental will acquire the family-owned Popp Dental Supply to offer a wide variety of technologies and products to its customers. 

Benco Dental Acquires Popp Dental Supply

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

Developing a strong relationship with a dental service organization or other 
group practice can be good for business.

Forging Connections with Dental Practice Chains

Making wise investments now while saving for the future will help boost your personal financial strength and knowhow. 

Investing in What You Know for your Dental Practice

Bruce Bryen is a certified public accountant with over 45 years of experience and is a part of Baratz & Associates CPAs. He specializes in deferred compensation, such as retirement planning design; income and estate tax planning; determination of the proper organizational business structure; asset protection and structuring loan packages for presentation to financial institutions. He is experienced in providing litigation support services to dentists with Valuation and Expert Witness testimony in matrimonial and partnership dispute cases. He is also a financial writer for several dental journals. You may contact him at 609-502-0691 or at 

The author and recipient must carefully read and understand what is being proposed in these documents before the dentist signs them.  

 Dental Practice Owners Should Read, Understand Engagement Letters

Laura Dorr is the former executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network and a regular contributing author.

What to take into account before adding additional dental office locations so that your business decisions pay off to the fullest.

Expanding Your Dental Practice Opportunities

Tonya Lanthier, RDH is the founder and CEO of DentalPost, one of the fastest-growing dental-related career service providers in the country. Additionally, Lanthier is a member of the Academy of Dental Hygiene (ADHA), Entrepreneurial Organization (EO) and Academy of Dental Management Consultants (ADMC). She is on the planning committee for the Northern District Dental Society (NDDS) Gala for Smiles, a public relations liaison for the Georgia Dental Hygiene Association (GDHA), and volunteers for the Georgia Mission of Mercy and the Ben Mansell Clinic. Tonya also works with the Georgia Department of Education's Business Advisory Committee. She is a talented and engaging public speaker, using her boundless energy and enthusiasm to deliver her message about helping practices find and hire the right team members.

Take a look at some of the tools and tips to find the right fit for your practice when hiring new employees.  

Solo to DSO: How Successful Practices Hire 

It’s a good time for dentists and their dental CPAs and other financial advisors to start thinking about planning for changes in their taxes.

Be Prepared as Here Come the Taxes 

Lisa Newburger, a master's level social worker supervisor, helps audiences find humor in talking about tough topics. Her "in-your-face" style of presentations and writing will make you smile or just shock you into taking some action. Either way, she is very effective at empowering others to reach their goals and feel better about themselves. Her entertaining workshops are available for national and international audiences. Writing for the dental industry since 2010, she uses an alterego (Diana Directive) to illustrate her points in a sarcastic but effective way. Presentations can be scheduled by contacting Lisa at www.discussdirectives.com/dental.html.