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Stephen Thorne is Founder, President and CEO of Pacific Dental Services, or PDS for short. PDS is a leading dental support organization (referred to as a DSO) that provides business services to over 540 dental practices throughout the US.   Stephen graduated from UCLA  in 1989 with a degree in Economics and Business. He earned his Masters in Health Administration from Chapman University in 1994. This year he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from A.T. Still University: the world's first osteopathic medical school.   After college, Stephen worked for his father, a dentist, managing a struggling dental practice. He helped the office reach success and continued to work with his father for several years before creating PDS.   PDS strives to be the provider of choice for practicing dentists to maximize individual and professional God-given potential. PDS values service, not just for its customers, but also for the less fortunate through the PDS Foundation, a charitable organization that provides s

Dr. Bill Williams has served his patients with compassion and understanding since 1975. We believe your experience does make a difference. He is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Master of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics as well as the team dentist for the Gwinnett Gladiators for 11 years. Check on some before and after photos of Atlanta Extreme Makeover patients and Deserving Diva Smile Makeover Winners here.   Dr. Williams is the dental director for Kenya Medical Outreach Dental missions with annual mission trips to Kenya from 2001-2011. Check out his 2005 and 2009 Honduras Dental Mission and 2008 Tanzania Mission pages. To listen to one of Dr. Williams 920AM Talk Radio shows, Atlanta Dental Expert talking about dental implants and cosmetic dentistry.   www.SuwaneeDental.com

Dr. Mike Kesner has practiced general dentistry in the Houston, Texas area since 1984.  He is author of the book Multi-Million Dollar Dental Practice, and founder and CEO of the practice management consulting company Quantum Leap Success in Dentistry.    Mike speaks nationally on practice management and how to build a low stress multi-million dollar practice.  He is a columnist for Dental Economics on practice management. Mike teaches cosmetic dentistry for the DenMat Corporation and was named the number one producer of Lumineers in the nation. After burn-out, selling his practice, a murder, the Oprah Show and a "made for TV movie", Dr. Kesner purchased his practice back and took it from $675,000 to $4 million in just 5 years.    He now has 12 practices in the Houston area an employs over 200 people.  His business, Made Ya Smile Dental has been listed in the Inc. 5000 magazine for the last 5 years in a row as one of the fastest growing companies in the US.   His practice success strategies are practical, easy

Dr. Phillip's passion is to empower children and adults to enjoy ultimate oral health and avoid unnecessary dental treatments. Tooth decay and gum disease are preventable and can be reversed with early detection, adequate home care, and good health education.   Mouth health impacts general health. If we prevent transfer of oral disease, will this limit chronic health conditions that often appear to afflict generations of some families?  •        Author, Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye •        Founder and CEO of Zellie's Inc •        Private Practice as DDS – UK, Switzerland and, US.       Faculty at U of R - Pediatric, Special Needs Care, and Geriatric Specialties   www.Zellies.com www.UltimateOralHealthGuide.com

Dr. Brian Harris and Dr. Steven Frost sat down to discuss emergency dental care, endodontics, and much more!   www.OnCallDental.com

Dr. Nate Farley is an outright nerd who found his passion in dentistry.  He practices as a Prosthodontist at Gundersen Health Systems in Southwestern Wisconsin.  He is originally from Northern California, completed his undergraduate degree at BYU before heading east to attend dental school at The Ohio State University, and stayed at OSU for his prosthodontic residency.  There, he earned a Masters of Science with his thesis challenging the accuracy of CAD/CAM surgical guides against traditional guides used for implant placement.  A couple of years into practice, he received board certification in Prosthodontics.  As a true nerd, he loves to push the boundaries of digital dentistry through use of intraoral scanning, 3D modeling, virtual wax ups and implant planning, and in-office 3D printing.  He taught himself web development while in his undergrad, created an online forum for his dental class to discuss concept and share files, co-created dentaltoons.com in dental school, co-created whatimplantisthat.com in h

Pofong is a final year dental student, currently enrolled in University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has received Outstanding Student Award from the third to fifth year of study, while completing his bachelor study as the first place student in 2015. He is now pursuing Doctor of Dental Surgery and will graduate in 2017. However, he realized that school curriculum alone is not sufficient to ensure success in practice or career, therefore he went on to widen his vision through reading, joining study clubs, attending local and international conferences.   Pofong can speak English, Cambodian, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Chao Zhou, Hokkien). His multilingual skill allows him to be selected as a representative to attend China-ASEAN Young Dental Student Forum. He has been volunteering as a part of conference organizing committee of Cambodia Dental Association, Asia-Pacific Dental Student Association, ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists) in Cambodia, and Dental Implant Society of

Naz Haque, aka the Scientist, is Operations Manager at Dental Focus. He has a background in mobile and network computing, and has experience supporting a wide range of blue-chip brands, from Apple to Xerox. As an expert in search engine optimization, Naz is passionate about helping clients develop strategies to enhance their brand and increase the return on investment from their dental practice websites.   www.dental-focus.com

Kirk graduated dental school in 1997 and began working in private practice.  Gaining experience in practices from solo operator, to large group practice.  In 2005 he earned a certificate of orofacial pain from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and began tailoring his general dental practice to facial pain and sleep.    From 2011 to 2015, Kirk served as assistant professor at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Dentistry including one year as interim director of Dental Anatomy and Occlusion.    In 2014, Kirk decided to pursue business education and attended Royal Roads University for his certificate of executive coaching.  He now divides his time between private dental practice and his executive coaching career.    Kirk is a husband and father of a 5 year old daughter.  He spends his spare time playing drums in a garage band, and with various artistic pursuits (painting, sketching, and "making").    www.drkirkblanchard.com

Fred Joyal co-founded the 1-800-DENTIST referral service in 1986. It's the largest dental referral business in the country, with over 250 employees and serving every state. 1-800-DENTIST strives to be the best way to find a dentist, by screening dentists on an ongoing basis, and having more information on the practice than any other resource. Joyal has written over 100 television commercials, appeared in more than 25, and directed 20 of them; his goal is to create a single commercial that makes everyone in America want to go to the dentist immediately. Joyal currently lectures on practice marketing to groups of dentists around the country, focusing on building patient loyalty and increasing production by better communication, mindset and attitude. He published his first book, "Everything is Marketing: The Ultimate Strategy for Dental Practice Growth," and just released his newest book, "Becoming Remarkable: Creating a Dental Practice Everyone Talks About".   www.1800dentist.com

Rick has been a banker for over 16 years previously working at US Bank. He has assisted with financing nearly 1,000 dentists and other medical professionals nationally. It involves everything from acquisitions, start ups, investment real estate, owner user real estate, operating lines, construction and personal lending. Rick serves on several boards that include a non profit dental clinic that helps underprivileged children who can't afford dental care among over local boards. Rick has assisted with Marquette Dental School's practice management course for 5+ years that includes D3 & D4 students. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a Bachelor's in finance and an MBA focusing on Leadership & Negotiation.   www.BankOfTheWest.com

Dr. Panjali is a graduate from New York University. He received his post graduate training in dental implants from Germany 1992. In 2004, he continued his training in Implant Dentistry at New York University and has a Master's Degree in Oral Implantology, Frankfurt University, Germany.   Dr Panjali is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, and Diplomat of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is an active member of several dental organizations and has been lecturing on Dental Implants nationally and internationally since 1996. He has trained well over 1000 dentists within the US and many more worldwide. He has Published several articles on bone augmentation, immediate placement and managing Infected sockets in national an international journals.   He has evaluated and lectured on several leading implant systems and presents a versatile approach in treatment planning as well as surgical techniques.  He has helped develop surgical instruments that have made surgical procedures easier for

Dean Mersky, DDS, founder & president, OPT-In Management, LLC. Dr. Mersky practiced general dentistry in Manhattan Beach, CA for 26 years. His private practiced focused on maladies of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), full mouth reconstruction, and cosmetic dentistry. His professional memberships included the American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and the Northeast Gnathological Society. With a back injury forcing his retirement from clinical practice in 2002, Dr. Mersky joined the Captek company as director of clinical communication. In that role, he reviewed and reported on clinical and technical research, authored numerous papers for publication for Inside Dental Technology, Dental Town Journal, Journal of Dental Technology, Dentistry Today, Lab Management Today, and the quarterly issue of American Society for Dental Aesthetics,  and lectured nationally and internationally for both dentist and dental technicians. After a year of serving as implant coordinator for a large dental laboratory, Dr. Mersky

Since 1980 Sal S. Aragona DDS MAGD AADSM D-ASBA IAOS has been working with patients to provide the best dental care for patients in Clinton Township and Sterling Heights, MI. His passion since day one has been to provide patients with the highest level of dental care in a personalized manner. He does this by getting a handle on each person's heartfelt emotional and dental needs and their expectations from him coupled with a complete understanding of their treatment. He doesn't just give them dental health, he shares in it. His commitment to professional growth and improvement is impeccable. As a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry, not only is his learning an accelerated internal value, his passion for excellence spills over in teaching and presenting cases to fellow colleagues. Along with being an instructor in the International Academy of Sleep and in the top 1% of all sleep dentists nationally with operating a sleep solution business for physicians and an oral appliance DME, he is a boarded sleep de

Associate Dean for Research, and Professor of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. With an expertise in Clinical Research and Esthetic Dentistry, he is a reviewer for The New England Journal of Medicine, JADA, The Journal of Dental Materials, and the Journal of Dentistry. He is on the Editorial Board of the The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry, Compendium and Inside Dentistry. He is a Fellow in the American and International Colleges of Dentistry as well as the Academy of General Dentistry and the Academy of Dental Materials. Dr Kugel is on the Board of Directors of the CRA Foundation, and has his M.S. in Anatomy and Cellular Biology and his Ph.D. in Dental Materials. He received his Executive Certificate in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Business in 2009.   Dr. Kugel has published over 130 articles and over 300 abstracts in the field of restorative materials and techniques. He was given over 350 lectures both nationally and internationally. Dr. Kugel is

Susan joined Practice Dynamics in 2015 and is ready to use her years of customer service and dental experience to help doctors achieve Balance Driven Success. She started her dental career over 20 years ago and brings with her the valuable knowledge that she learned from working in top-tier practices across the country.   Her varied experience in dentistry gives her a unique skill set that she relies on to coach dental teams everywhere. As a team player and a lifetime learner, Susan brings her well-rounded coaching expertise to the practices she works with.   Born to a military family in New York City, Susan has lived in many different regions of our country, but now calls Tucson, AZ, home. She is a proud mom of two grown children and enjoys the added blessing of two grandsons. Along with her love for dentistry, she also enjoys web design, social media, exercise, and cooking.   "Susan has an incredible ability to relate with dental staff and can make anyone feel at ease. She opens up a comfortable and clear c

Dr. Brad Eli is an orofacial pain specialist with offices in San Diego.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and Diplomate of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.  He has medical/dental appointments at 6 regional hospitals in Southern California, and is an expert witness.  His referral network includes physicians, cardiologists, pulmonologists, ENT physicians, oral surgeons, endodontists, periodontists, general dentists.  He is recognized by medical and dental experts for success with complex cases.   Dr. Eli has managed his Pain Center for over 25 years using a multi-disciplinary protocol to treat acute and chronic pain and headache patients.  Refined techniques include appliance therapy, behavior modification, psychology, physical medicine and anesthesiology.   He also has managed a Sleep Practice for over 25 years offering all non-surgical therapies for sleep disordered breathing. Treatment is based on a disease management model involving r

Sheri B. Doniger, DDS is a leading dental clinician, author, educator, and consultant who currently practices dentistry in Lincolnwood, IL.  An avid researcher, Dr. Doniger frequently contributes to a variety of dental publications on topics ranging from clinical practice to effective communications. Dr. Doniger currently writes regular columns for DrBicuspid.com entitled "Sheri's Solutions". Dr. Doniger is a prominent advocate for mentoring and is a voice within the industry for enhancing ergonomics in the practice lives of women dentists.  As a health and wellness advocate, Dr. Doniger presents internationally at many conferences, where her topics often center on team, ergonomics and women in the dental industry.  She is an active member of numerous professional societies, including the American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society, Chicago Dental Society, and the American Association of Women Dentists, as well as being a Fellow in the American College of Dentists and the International College

Skill and compassion go hand in hand when providing exceptional patient care. As a dental professional, I stay up to date on the latest advancements in dentistry in order to provide the most current treatment options for my patients. As a doctor, I recognize that my patients are unique individuals who have placed a great deal of trust in me and my team. That is just one reason why I value each and every patient relationship. I appreciate the time you've taken to find out more about this dental practice, my team, and the many services we can provide to help you achieve optimum oral health.   www.JahnRoedemeierDDS.com

Dr. James Crouse is an orthodontist in Salisbury Maryland.  A graduate of the University of Maryland Dental school. He joined the Air Force after graduation and did a 1 year GPR.  The Air Force sponsored his orthodontic training at Emory University.  Crouse moved back to his home town after the Air Force where he's been in private practice since 1994.  He is board certified.  He has been an Invisalign provider since 2001 and is a Top 1% provider with over 1300 patients treated with Invisalign.   www.DrCrousesBracePlace.com