July 14-15, 2022
Tom Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P.
With over 30 years’ experience as a board-certified pharmacist, clinical educator, professional speaker and published author, Tom Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P. has earned his national and international reputation as the go-to specialist for making pharmacology practical and useful for all members of the dental team. As the founder of Pharmacology Declassified, Tom provides valuable insight on the complex interplay between pharmacology and physiology so that clinicians may be knowledgeable about not only the dental considerations of medications used to treat systemic illness but also the systemic considerations of medications used to provide dental treatment. As an educator, Tom is a member of the faculty of over 10 dental professional degree programs and has received several awards for outstanding teacher of the year. As an author, Tom is well known for his contributions to several professional journals, has served as a contributor, chapter author and peer reviewer for several pharmacology textbooks and currently serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs. As a speaker, Tom has presented over 1000 informative, humorous and engaging continuing education seminars and webinars to dental professionals internationally since 2001. Meeting planners and attendees agree that Tom is their choice to educate within this dental specialty.
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Dec 2021
Christine Taxin
It takes a special talent to make billing and insurance issues interesting and understandable, and Christine Taxin has that talent. A visionary leader in the field of billing and dental wellness, Taxin has educated and inspired teams across the country to increase production, improve collections, and most importantly, revolutionize their approach to patient health and wellness. Taxin has over 40 years of experience in medical offices, dental offices, and dental education. A frequent speaker at conferences, she’s authored and published 15 detailed manuals on how to navigate medical conditions and medical billing in dental practices.
Taxin is certified as a national provider of PACE continuing education credits and is an adjunct professor at the NYU School of Dentistry. She has been named one of Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Leaders in Dental Consulting every year since 2013, and is a founding member of the American Academy of Oral and Systemic health. In her work with Links2Success, she has helped dental practices across the country shift to a focus on oral-systemic health. Her work on medical billing in dental practices has helped countless patients obtain needed, life-changing care within their budgets.
A tireless educator, Christine Taxin has shared her expertise in many articles for Trade Publications and newsletters. Her most recent publications may be found in The Profitable Dentist, Inside Dentistry, Dentistry IQ, and The American Association of Dental Office Managers Observer.
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July 2021
Dr Mark E. Hyman
Dr. Mark E. Hyman is a renowned dentist from Greensboro, NC, 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. Since 2001, Dentistry Today magazine has selected Dr. Hyman as one of the top speakers in dentistry. He loved his thirty-two 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, NC.
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Dec 2020
Dan Clark
Dan Clark is the founder and CEO of an International Leadership Development Company; a HighPerformance Business Coach; New York Times Best Selling Author of 35 books; University Professor; a Primary Contributing Author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series; International Podcaster; Gold Record Songwriter; and an Award Winning Athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career. Dan was inducted into the National Speakers Hall of Fame – and has been named one of the Top Ten Motivational Speakers In The World. Dan has appeared on over 500 television and radio shows including Oprah and Glenn Beck, PBS and NPR, and has been featured in the Mayo Clinic Journal, Forbes, Inc., Success, Entrepreneur, Thought Masters and Millionaire Magazines.
Dan’s extraordinary life includes soaring to the edge of space in a U2 Spy plane; Ylying Yighter jets with the Air Force Thunderbirds; racing automobiles at Nur-burg-ring and sailboats in Australia; serving on the Olympic Committee and carrying the Olympic Torch in he Winter Games; and keynoting the United Nations World Congress. Dan was named an Outstanding Young Man of America – and has since received the United States Presidential Medal presented by President Ronald Reagan; the United States Distinguished Service. Medal presented by the U.S. Department of Defense; was the national recipient of the prestigious Air Force American Spirit Award; and was named Utah Father of the Year!
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Dec 2019
LeeAnn Brady DMD
Dr. Lee Ann Brady is a privately practicing dentist and nationally recognized educator, lecturer and author. With an extensive history in leadership, she is currently Director of Education of the Pankey Institute.
Dr. Brady has also developed a vast library of online instruction at leeannbrady.com and restorativenation.com. She practices in Glendale Arizona, is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry, Inside Dentistry and Dentaltown Magazine.
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July 2019
Mark LeBlanc, CSP
Mark LeBlanc, CSP runs a speaking business in Minneapolis. He conducts presentations for groups of independent and practice professionals who want to create an extreme sliver of focus and put more money in their pocket as a business owner.
He has clocked over 20,000 hours as a business development coach for people who want to start or grow a business. In fact his first book, Growing Your Business has been an underground best-seller since it came out twenty years ago. He has published Never Be the Same, Build Your Consulting Practice and Defining YOU.
Clients often share they are more focused on a daily basis, create undeniable momentum and develop a path for generating more business. On a personal note, next year – he will go on a short, five hundred mile walk across Spain…for the fourth time!
Since his keynote at the 2011 SCN (dental) conference – he has been asked to speak at a number of dental meetings and study clubs. He was the opening keynote speaker for AADP in March, 2019 and received rave reviews.
Mark is often brought in to speak at preferred client meetings and for groups of top producers. His sound, business content, including nine best practices for true business growth – combined with signature stories that inspire and sometimes irritate audience members will create an experience for your people – driving actionable results.
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Dec 2018
Gary M DeWood DDS MS
Dr.Gary DeWood lives in Phoenix with his wife of 40 years, Dr. Cheryl DeWood. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Gary earned his D.D.S. from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1980. He completed the University of Florida Facial Pain Center Curriculum from 1992 through 1995, and in 2004 he earned a Master of Science degree at The University of Toledo College of Medicine. He left full-time private practice in 2003 to serve as clinical director at The Pankey Institute, a position he held until 2008 when he joined Frank Spear in Seattle as the president of Frank’s education company, The Seattle Institute. As a founding member of Spear Education, formed by the merger of The Scottsdale Center and The Seattle Institute, he relocated to Arizona in 2009 as Executive Vice-President for curriculum and clinical education. Today he serves as Executive Vice-President for Spear Practice Solutions, the practice consulting service of Spear Education. He maintains a limited private practice on the Spear campus, teaches in the Practice Solutions and Spear workshops, Spear Online, and in Spear Study Clubs.
Gary has presented to international audiences in the areas of occlusion, temporo-mandibular disorders, bite splint therapy, restorative dentistry, esthetics, financial management, and practice management.
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July 2018
Christopher G Fielding, DDS MS
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Dec 2017
Don Deems, DDS
Dr. Don Deems is an honor graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry and for nearly 30 years has maintained a private dental practice in Little Rock, AR. For the past 16 years, he has provided professional coaching, mentoring, and consulting for dentists and their teams, and is one of only a few dentists who are credentialed personal and business coaches as well as practicing dentists.
He is author of The Dentist’s Coach: Build a Vibrant Practice and the Life You Want, and co-authored the book Roadmaps to Success: America’s Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies, with Ken Blanchard and Stephen Covey. Since 2005, he has been annually recognized by Dentistry Today as one of the Top Leaders in Continuing Education and Dental Consulting. He continues to write for many professional publications and speaks at national, regional, and local meetings, in addition to his one-on-one coaching of dentists in the U.S. and internationally.