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ADSO CEO welcomes Bill Harrison, Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Henry Schein. Bill and Andrew will be discussing current market dynamics and the effect of tariffs on the dental industry.

ADSO CEO welcomes Sarah Sharfstein, Vice President of Commercialization at Aspen Dental. Sarah and Andrew will be discussing the rise of consumerism and how the impact of shifting patient expectations and behavior affects the dental industry. 

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith welcomes Dr. Seth Gibree, Senior Director of Clinical AI and Innovation at Heartland Dental, and Florian Hillen, Founder and CEO of VideaHealth. The three of them will be discussing the partnership between Heartland Dental and VideaHealth, how AI can enhance dentistry, and how AI dentistry will evolve over the next decade.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith welcomes Marko Vujicic, Ph. D., Chief Economist and Vice President, Health Policy Institute at the American Dental Association (ADA) and one of the authors of “Improving Dental Care Access for Vulnerable Populations,” a joint white paper from the ADA Health Policy Institute and ADSO. Marko and Andrew will be discussing the white paper and what federal and state policy can do...

Bob Wood, Chairman and CEO of the BGR Group joins ADSO CEO Andrew Smith to discuss the 2024 presidential and congressional election results and what they mean for DSOs and the dental industry at large.

ADSOS CEO Andrew Smith welcomes Santosh Patel, President and Co-Founder at Complete Specialty Solutions, and Ray Caruso, Chief Executive Officer of Lone Peak Dental Group. They discuss the growth that mid-market DSOs have experienced in recent years, the unique challenges mid-market DSOs face and the opportunities that ADSO Next Level offers to the executives operating within this specific sector....

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith is joined by Dr. Bill Piskorowski, DDS, founder and CEO of Academic Clinically Engaged Solutions for Health (ACES Health); Dr. Rachel Greene, DDS, COO of ACES Health; and Dr. Sima Habrawi, DDS, recent graduate of the UCLA School of Dentistry and participant in the ACES Health clinical education program. The group discuss the development of the ACES clinical program, its impac...

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith is joined by Scotte Hudsmith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Specialized Dental Partners as they discuss the rise in specialty DSOs and their future in the industry.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith is joined by Dustin Netral, President and CEO of Vista Verde Dental Partners, and ADSO Curriculum Committee Chairwoman Dr. Maryam Beyramian, CEO and Founder of Westwind Integrated Health, to recap the 2024 ADSO Summit, providing highlights from the conference and detailing some of the lessons learned and information shared.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith is joined by Dr. Scott De Rossi, DMD, MBA, former dean of High Point University School of Dental Medicine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, and Shafa Nathani, 2023-24 National President of the American Student Dental Association. They discuss the future of dental education, dental students and practice models. 

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith is joined by Tammy Filipiak RDH, MS, FADHA, Vice President Hygiene Support/Clinical Operations at Smile Brands Inc., and Becky Smith, CRDH, EdD, FADHA, President of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, to discuss the critical role dental hygienists play in improving oral health, and where they see the dental hygiene profession is headed.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with Doug Brown, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at the Dental Innovation Alliance (DIA), and Kentucky Morrow, Principal at DIA about the top issues facing DSOs, new clinical innovations and the best ways for DSOs to implement new technologies.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with Marko Vujicic, Ph. D., Chief Economist and Vice President, Health Policy Institute at the American Dental Association (ADA), and Michael Hogan, Economic Development Analyst at RTI International. Andrew, Marko and Michael discuss 2024 trends in the dental industry, recent findings in ADSO and RTI’s State of Dentistry report and more.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith and VP of Government Relations Gray McGinnis discuss ADSO’s advocacy and policy priorities for the 2024 state legislative sessions, including universal licensure, medical loss ratio and assignment of benefits.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with Dr. David Lustbader, Dental Director at South Shore Oral Surgery & Director of Clinical Affairs for 42 North, and Geoffrey Ligibel, President & CEO of 42 North Dental, about Massachusetts’ new medical loss ratio (MLR) standard requiring dental insurers to allocate a specific percentage of dental premiums towards patient care, and what ADSO and others are d...

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with John Murphy, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Aspen Dental Management Inc., and Dr. Colton Cannon, dental resident, the University of Pennsylvania, about the next generation of dentists: their perspectives, challenges and needs as they begin their careers, in addition to how DSOs are working to recruit this new generation of dental professionals.

ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with ADSO President Dr. Sulman Ahmed, Founder, Chairman & CEO of DECA Dental Group and ADSO Vice President Dustin Netral, President & CEO of Vista Verde Dental Partners about their vision for the ADSO, as well as their perspectives on current industry economic conditions and workforce challenges.

The Association of Dental Support Organizations is launching a podcast! Executive Director Andrew Smith shares what's to come in this teaser episode.