Articles

Registration is now open for the 2022 Annual DSO Leadership Summit in Nashville, Tennessee from October 6-8. 

HR for Health and Group Dentistry Now Opens Registration for Annual DSO Leadership Summit

Videos

Host Lisa Newburger is joined by John Flucke, DDS, Jeff Rohde, DDS, and Rick Adelstein, DDS, to discuss the importance of communication when introducing new technologies in the dental practice. [29 Minutes]

Mastermind - Episode 12 - Introducing New Technology into the Practice

Opy US CEO & Global Chief Strategy Officer

Brian is a 32-year veteran of the payments and fintech advisory industry. He joined Opy from Deloitte, where he founded and grew the firm’s globally top-ranked payments practice. He successfully helped the C-suite of large global companies implement high-visibility, complex payments, fintech and banking strategies, mergers and acquisitions, operations, and technology initiatives. These include large credit card issuers, merchant acquirers, networks, payments processors, corporates, governments, and merchants. Prior to Deloitte, Shniderman was an executive at several advisory firms, focusing on fintech and payments. In 2001, he was recognized as an innovator of the year by Fortune for introducing approaches for B2B equity-based payments, continuing to innovate and launch new fintech products since then.

Opy USA seeks to help break the age-old mold for patients and providers.

 Untethering Choice and Access in Dental Care Financing

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

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.

With an ever-changing world spurned by the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing education continues to evolve in the online space.  

Looking to the Future of Continuing Education 

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

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.

Learning how to effectively communicate with both patients and colleagues will allow you to set the tone and a good example in your dental practice. 

Leading by Example in a Dental Office

Kristin Hohman has served as Associate Editor of Dental Products report since 2019. She has a background in journalism and digital content. Kristin can be reached at khohman@mjhlifesciences.com.

How RevenueWell’s new Phone system makes day-to-day tasks easier for one office manager and her entire team.

This System Helped One Practice Improve Efficiency 

Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, has invited guest author Chris Salierno, DDS, to share his unique perspective on cloud practice management software for 2022 and beyond. 