Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Over the last decade Dr Verdian has become one of Australia’s leading cosmetic dentist specialising in Facial Aesthetic Design for Smile makeovers and veneers. He has pioneered novel technology utilisation and was one of the first dentists to use 3D Facial Scanning technology to provide lifelike simulations for his patients makeovers and cosmetic dentistry. Dr Verdian has become renowned for providing his patients with natural and lifelike veneers that are specifically designed using Facial Aesthetic Design principles to ensure each patient has veneers suited to their unique facial features. He is commonly sought after to repair and restore smile makeovers and veneers that have been performed poorly, have not stood the test of time and require rehabilitation. He aspires to the ‘”Get it done once, get it done right” philosophy as is evident in his long lasting results. Instagram: @drverdian_dentallounge

Dr. Silvana Beraj graduated in 2004 from Tirana University, Albania for Dentistry. In 2006, she graduated with a master's degree in Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, Tirana Albania. In 2013 she got a PHD degree in Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, in Tirana, Albania. She started teaching in the subject of Fixed Prosthodontics in Krystal University at 2006. In 2008, she was the Dean of Faculty of Dentistry in Vitrina University, Albania. In 2014, she lectured in the subject of Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, in Sinai University, Egypt. From 2015-2018 she lectured at the Faculty of Technical Medical Science of Albania. She has been a speaker and keynote speaker at different international Dental conferences in Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Egypt, India, Dubai, Sultanate of Oman, Brazil, Mexico, and Great New York Dental Meeting 2018. In April 2020 from the 23-26, she will lecture at the University of Corboda, Argentina. She is the author of 66 publications and presentations. She speaks A

Dr. Glen Hanson received his D.D.S. from UCLA in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Utah in 1978 and completed a fellowship in Neuropharmacology in 1980 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, Bethesda MD). He practiced dentistry full and part time over a 10-year period. Dr. Hanson is a tenured full professor of pharmacology and Vice Dean in the School of Dentistry. He was the acting director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and recognized as a leading expert on the neurobiology of the psychostimulants. Dr. Hanson has given several hundred presentations around the world on his research, and program development related to drug abuse and the Public Health implications. He also has testified multiple times before the United States Congress and the State of Utah Legislature on issues of drug abuse policy and Medicaid dental strategies and is frequently interviewed by local and international press about these topics. He is a member of the

In 1998, Dr. Sean opened his first general practice in Las Vegas, Nevada – All Bright Dental. Successful, skilled, and now with several years of experience under his belt, Dr. Sean knew he wanted to do more than just general dentistry. Enrolling in continuing education courses he studied the art and science of cosmetic, reconstructive, and implant dentistry. It was then that Dr. Sean became among the first in the Las Vegas valley to take on the dental implant procedure of placing a set of teeth on as few as four implants. As Dr. Sean’s name and reputation grew as a dental implant expert, he traveled around Southern California placing implants as an associate for other dentists. It was only a matter of time before he opened his own dental implant practices there. 4M Dental Implant Center was opened in Newport Beach, with 4M Dental Implant Center Long Beach opening soon thereafter. Both practices handle all aspects of dentistry with a focus on the life changing 4M Dental Implant solution.

Stanford University graduate, successful entrepreneur, and former NFL athlete, Brett Pierce, is CEO and co-founder of Elite Dental Alliance. An affiliate of Cain Watters & Associates, ELITE is the nation’s premier membership organization built specifically for the independent dental practice. With over 1,100 member practices across the U.S. and over $1.5 billion in collective annual production, ELITE has created a marketplace of member-exclusive offers from industry-leading vendors. From dental and office supplies, to equipment, to patient financing – and everything in between – the ELITE vendor marketplace is designed to take the guesswork and stress out of running a productive dental practice. https://elitedentalalliance.com/dentistry_uncensored_2019

Pat was vice president of T.H.E. Design Inc. for twenty years prior to forming her own company, the Practice Design Group, with Dr. Jeff Carter in 2002. Pat has written numerous articles on dental office design in Dental Economics and other publications and is a frequent speaker at many national and state dental meetings including the ADA Annual Meeting, the Hinman Meeting, Texas Dental Association Meeting, Greater New York Meeting, Chicago Midwinter Meeting and Southwest Dental Conference. Since 1997, Jeff has been involved in the design and construction of over 500 dental facilities including dental schools and has published over 75 articles on office design and equipment and technology integration. Visit www.dentaleconomics.com to access archives of Jeff’s columns in Dental Economics, Dental Equipment and Materials and Dental Office. Jeff is also a frequent speaker teaming with Pat to present over 300 CE courses on Dental Office Design nationwide. https://www.midmark.com/dental/design-center/impact-design

Andy Graham has nearly 40 years of investment, advisory and financial services experience. He has worked with a wide variety of businesses sectors and stages. Mr. Graham has demonstrated the ability to identify companies with unique products or services, and he has actively supported their growth. Andy Graham’s first experience with dental support organizations was acquiring the assets of Upstate Dental, the predecessor to Aspen Dental. Upstate was a seven-office group practice with offices in northern New York and Connecticut. After the business was stabilized, Upstate completed the acquisition of a three-office group owned and operated by Bob Fontana. Soon thereafter, the company was re-formed as Aspen Dental Management and Bob Fontana was named its CEO. Mr. Graham served as Aspen’s Chairman. From 1997 to 2006, Aspen developed all aspects of its business model and grew exclusively through organic measures from 10 to 100 offices, generating annualized revenue and earnings growth of 30% and 31%, respectively.

Dr. Leibow graduated with honors for the Indiana School of Dentistry and immediately went to Boston for a 2 year residency and received a masters degree along with a certificate for Endodontics. He was taught by Dr. Herb Schilder, one of the icons of Endodontics and the father of warm vertical condensation. He was the 5th Endodontist to open a practice limited to Endodontics in the metropolitan Phoenix area. He is presently an Assistant Professor and full time Co-Director of Endodontics.

Richard earned his Bachelor’s degree in cello performance from the University of Utah in 2010 while working full-time at an asphalt plant near Salt Lake City. Before dental school, Richard worked at an asphalt plant, as a musician, a web developer, and was training to become a pilot. Once he discovered dentistry, he never looked back.

Brandon Barnum, CEO of Codebreaker Technologies is a seasoned technology executive who has designed, built and managed multiple tech companies over the past 22 years. Brandon’s companies currently serve over 5 million business owners, entrepreneurs and salespeople in over 200 countries. Everywhere from Antarctica to Zimbabwe, helping people create profitable partnerships and raving referrals. Now, with the launch of Codebreaker AI - Personality Coding Technology, Brandon is helping business owners close more sales in less time, and is here today to discuss increasing dental case acceptance and completion by up to 300%.

Dr. Sam Low provides dentists and dental hygienists with the tools needed for successfully managing the periodontal patient in general and periodontal practices. As an associate faculty member of the L.D. Pankey Institute for 20 years and Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Dr. Low’s many years’ experience training dental professionals is evident in his straightforward, informative, and entertaining teaching style. Dr. Low’s presentations focus on creating positive interactions between dentists, periodontists, and dental hygienists through communication skills and continuous quality improvement to enhance esthetics, tooth retention, and implant placement. Gordon J. Christensen is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC), Chief Executive Officer of Clinicians Report Foundation (CR), and a Practicing Prosthodontist in Provo, Utah. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah, School of Dentistry. Gordon has presented thousands of hou

Dr. Krieger is a 1998 graduate of New Jersey Dental School. He started his private practice in Franklin Lakes NJ in 2002 from scratch. In 2019 his revenue will approach 2 million dollar at a 40+% profit margin. He works less that 28 hours per week, has a total of 4 operatories with 3 FT hygiene columns, and accepts PPO’s. He started Million Dollar PPO Coaching and Consulting in 2010 in order to help dentists understand and grow their businesses in today’s new and challenging environment. He believes in profitability through efficiency. He and his coaches have helped hundreds of practices throughout the US grow and thrive. He lectures nationally on practice management, CAD CAM integration, and the business of Dentistry.

Dr. Graham Craig AM, MDS, PhD, FRACDS is currently scientific advisor to Dental Outlook. He was formerly Associate Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney and subsequently, Director of the Dental Health Foundation at the University of Sydney. His clinical interests have involved the use and evaluation of materials and procedures for minimal intervention dentistry as well as the use of metal fluorides in caries prevention. He has a chemistry background with his PhD being a study of iron fluorides as one of the metal fluorides group. He has published 34 papers in refereed scientific journals throughout the world and has presentedover 200 post-graduate courses and lectures.

Dr. Lynn Hurst was born in Corpus Christi, Texas (1957), the middle of 3 children, to Reverend Chester Clive Hurst, Jr. and Dorothy Mae Owens Hurst. Dr. Hurst graduated from A.C. Jones High School (Beeville, Texas), in 1975 and Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas), in 1979, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) major degree in Biology and minor degree in Chemistry and was a research assistant for 1 year at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In 1984, Dr. Hurst received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) with Honors (Omicron Kappa Upsilon) from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School. In 1986, Dr. Hurst simultaneously earned his Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Dentistry and Master of Science (MS) degree in Orthodontics from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Graduate College. In 2017, Dr. Hurst co-founded Candid, as Chief Dental Office

Dr. Agatha Bis is a practicing dentist in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and the founder of UPB Dental Academy, which is an online learning platform for dentists looking to improve, grow, or change something about their practice. She has been in practice for 23 years, currently working 4 days a week, with no weekends or evenings. Her practice has 5 full-time hygienists, and completely fee for service. She created UPB Dental Academy to share with other dentists the systems that have been extremely successful for her in growing her business because she is passionate about elevating dentistry in the eyes of all the patients, creating successful happy dentists around the world, and helping others achieve their ultimate level of success doing what they dreamed of when they first got into dental school.

Lauren Kelly, Director of Strategic Markets, received her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the University of North Texas and has been in the dental plan industry for more than eight years. She began her career at Careington International Corporation in account management where she helped clients develop strategies to grow their business and served as their primary contact for their day-to-day needs. In 2015, Lauren transitioned into a sales and management role and currently oversees the Launch Loyalty sales and support teams. Lauren specializes in helping dental groups develop custom in-house discount plans for their offices. She has been integral in the development and strategy of the Launch Loyalty platform and has extensive experience in helping dental groups develop and refresh their in-house discount plans.

Dr. Christopher Cetta is a Board-Certified Orthodontist who practices with Blue Wave Orthodontics in Bradenton and Tampa, FL. Dr. Cetta grew up in New Jersey and is a third-generation doctor. He received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in North Carolina and graduated from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in New Jersey. Dr. Cetta practiced general and cosmetic dentistry for several years prior to specializing in orthodontics at Jacksonville University in Florida. He is the co-inventor of Precision Aligner Buttons™ by DynaFlex and has had several articles featured in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. Dr. Cetta also plays bass for two rock bands, including the all-orthodontist group “Relapse.” Dr. Cetta currently lives in St. Petersburg, FL with his beautiful wife Nicole and puppy Jagger.

For more than 20 years, William “Bill” Hiltz has been helping dentists settle their most pressing and complex problems. Bill’s qualifications in engineering, biology, computer science, data analytics, education and business help him to provide thoughtful insight that is generally unavailable elsewhere. Since 2004, Bill has been primarily focused on matters involving fraud, embezzlement and litigation support for dentists and practice owners.

Dr. Mark Tholen is the former CEO of the nation’s premier dental office design firm, which created over 3,000 offices in virtually every State of the Union, Europe, and Australia. His career in dentistry spans over 30 years including clinical practice before obtaining his MBA from the University of Texas. He is the author of three dental textbooks published by Lea & Febiger, the most recent of which is a comprehensive book on all aspects of dental office design with over 7,500 copies sold. Dr. Tholen has lectured extensively in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia and is a former consulting editor to the parent corporation of Dental Economics. Currently, he is the principal instructor of the extremely popular dental office design seminar, "Inspiring Success", sponsored by A-dec of Newberg, Oregon.

In July of 2019, Christian Brutzer became president of Ivoclar Vivadent North America, taking over as long-time President Robert Ganley retired. Brutzer is also the global head for Ivoclar Vivadent Asia/Pacific region, and a member of Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Liechtenstein’s corporate management board. He will maintain in those positions. A lawyer by education, Brutzer, who was born in Germany, furthered his experience during a post-graduate program in Japan. He has been in the dental industry since 1989, serving in various executive management positions in Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Australia and the USA. He speaks multiple languages, including German, English, and Japanese. Brutzer joined Ivoclar Vivadent AG in 2006 as director of sales Asia/Pacific. In July of 2011, he became a member of the organization's corporate management team. During his tenure leading the Asia/Pacific market for Ivoclar Viavdent, he oversaw the establishment of subsidiaries in Japan, China and India, and new representative of