DGT SPEAKER INFORMATION
Catrise Austin, Dds
Biography
Dr. Catrise Austin, “The Queen of Smiles”, is an award-winning cosmetic dentist, and has shared her oral care tips as a brand spokesperson and on national TV shows. She teaches dental professionals and entrepreneurs how to stand out from their competition, attract the right clients, become well known in their industry and monetize their brands through her coaching courses.
Course Title
5 Strategies To Get Your Business Noticed and Create A Celebrity Brand
Course Summary
Develop and communicate your brand message to attract your ideal patients and make irresistible offers. Learn how to increase your influence, authority, and income on social media, and how to prepare for and land local/national TV/radio appearances and magazine features.
Course Objectives
- Discover your brand message, attract “prequalified” dream patients, and make an irresistible offer
- Determine how to get noticed, amplify your influence, authority, and income on social media
Shannon Blackmon, Cfp®, Rlp®
Speaker Biography
Shannon Blackmon, CFP®, enlightens and empowers audiences across the country to expand their money mindsets through her financial well-being presentations.
Her goal is helping others not only survive but flourish! Highly trained in financial planning and investment management, Shannon enjoys co-creating custom financial plans with your well-being at the center.
Course Title
Reset Your Money Mindset
Course Summary
In this course, you will recognize your money story and the link between our emotions and money. Illuminate how to put the Money Powers to work for you (earning, spending, saving, giving, and investing for the future.) Gain strategies and resources to utilize money as a tool to live up to your highest potential and help others do the same.
Course Objectives
- Recognize how money beliefs shape behavior around money.
- Transform old money beliefs into positive affirmations that work for you
Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA, CDIPC, CSP
Biography
As a Certified Speaking Professional, Leslie lectures nationally and internationally. She is the founder of Leslie Canham & Associates, LLC providing onsite OSHA and Infection Control training, audits, mock-inspections, consulting, and Webinars. She is an authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer and Certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control.
Course Title
How to Make Infection Control Sticky
Course Summary
Proper Infection Control demands that we review, update, and fine tune our infection control knowledge, skills and protocols. Thanks to COVID, our patients know more about Infection Control and they expect to be SAFE in your practice. Learn 4 simple tips to demonstrate that when it comes to Infection Control, you and your team are Brilliant.
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate proper Hand Hygiene
- Select and properly don PPE
Tiffany Cavazos, Rdh
Speaker Biography
As the Founder and CEO of The Hygienepreneur, Tiffany Cavazos, RDH is a hygiene consultant, published author and speaker and is dedicated to serving the dental community in a big way! Tiffany’s influence empowers the dental team to practice with an “ownership attitude” that leads to the “triple win” scenario!
Course Title
Beat The Burnout: How A Thriving Hygiene Department Can Solve It All
Course Summary
Burnout is an ever-growing problem in the dental industry. Dental providers are stressed and challenged every day to provide excellent care and produce financially to survive. A successfully run hygiene department that serves the patients and practice well can protect and maintain the mental health of all individuals involved and combat dental provider burnout.
Course Objectives
- Discuss how building a true Hygiene Driven Practice improves patient care, increases practice profitability and combats provider breakdown
- Analyze three key hygiene department operation tactics that improve Dentist & Hygienist stress and morale
Louis G Chmura, DDS, MS
Biography
Dr. Chmura is an early adopter and innovator with <10,000 hours of CE. He teaches dental professionals how to incorporate screening, testing, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea into their offices. With < 20 professional publications and <100 professional presentations, Dr. Chmura is passionate about helping others expand their potential.
Course Title
The Other Side of Sleep Apnea
Course Summary
Sleep apnea is rampant in our society and is becoming more prevalent every year. Although there are huge health risks associated with this OSA, it is the day to day degradation in quality of life that is perhaps most distressing. Dental professionals who know the signs and symptoms are ideally positioned to screen, refer and even treat those who suffer from this dreaded disease.
Course Objectives
- Recognize that relief from the day to day symptoms of sleep apnea is likely to be the most powerful motivating factors for patients to seek treatment.
- Recognize dentistry's unique position in the health community to help patients seek solutions to OSA
Christine Diehl Bgs, Rdh
Speaker Biography
Christine Diehl BGS, RDH is the DSO Hygiene Advocate. For 30 years she has been a clinically practicing dental hygienist. She is an advocate for dental hygienists in the DSO space, her hope is that other seasoned dental hygiene professionals will look to share their expertise in the DSO space. In 2022, she was nominated for the Women in DSO Leadership Award.
Course Title
What is a DSO and is it right for you?
Course Summary
The letters DSO conjure up all types of negative connotations, but are they all bad? The landscape of dentistry is changing, do we want to be part of the problem or part of the solution? Let’s discuss the opportunities for dentists and hygienists in the DSO space.
Course Objectives
- Understand what a DSO is.
- Determine if working in a DSO is right for you.
Sunny Gill, Dds
Biography
Dr. Sunny Gill received his DDS degree from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2007. He is a general dentist and owner of City Dental Toronto. He has grown from 1 to 7 practice locations in less than 6 years and continues to expand his group with a focus on people, systems, innovation and technology. He is also a founding partner and dental director of the HealthOne Medical group, a multidisciplinary healthcare practice with 3 Toronto locations.
Course Title
Getting to “YES” -Why your patients say “no” , and what to do about it
Course Summary
This course will teach you about the patient journey to accepting comprehensive dental care. You will identify the different types of dental patients that present to the office and how to effectively communicate with each for better case acceptance. You will learn the Case Acceptance Funnel and how to position your treatment plans for maximum success.
Course Objectives
- Apply communication frameworks for increasing case acceptance for any type of dental procedure
- Identify patient avatars and how to communicate effectively with each through their dental journey
J.D. Houvener, MBA, Esq., PE
Speaker Biography
J.D. Houvener is the founder and owner at Bold Patents Law firm. He lives in sunny Moses Lake, WA with his wife, Mai, and his 3 children Stella, 8, Emma, 6, and Hamilton, 4. He has a technical background in Aerospace Engineering, has his MBA, Law Degree, and has passed the Patent Bar. He leads a vibrant group of patent and trademark attorneys who specialize in working with solo and small startups looking to make a difference in the world.
Course Title
Monetize Innovation in your Dental Practice
Course Summary
Learn how to identify proprietary information, inventions, branding, and artwork and how to protect them under trade secret, patent, trademark, and copyright laws in the US and how to monetize each in the marketplace.
Course Objectives
- Increase awareness of intellectual property assets that already exist within your dental practice.
- Determine identification, protection, and monetization of intellectual property within your dental practice.
William Hing-Cheung Hung
Biography
After his American Idol audition, William Hung’s rendition of “She Bangs” became famous for all the wrong reasons. Despite the harsh criticism he endured, William persevered—having gone on to attract a cult following, released three albums, and even performed live with Ricky Martin in Las Vegas.
Course Title
Your Time Will Come
Course Summary
This course will demonstrate how to improve productivity at work by having challenging conversations in a tacftful way.
Course Objectives
- Set smart goals and realistic boundaries
- Develop mental resilience to handle difficult tasks and projects
Farokh Jiveh, DDS
Speaker Biography
Dr. Jiveh completed his dental school at the Prestigious Medical College of Virginia on the Dean’s list and continued his pursuit of dentistry at a 2-year residency at the University of California, San Francisco AEGD. He took numerous courses after starting his practice in West Palm Beach Florida at many institutions such as spear and Dawson. Dr. Jiveh taught implant and cosmetic dentistry at the Palm Beach research clinic to other dentists for nearly 10 years, speaks for Strauman, and is currently the clinical and course director for Palm Beach Dental Academy.
Course Title
Living a Fulfilled Life
Course Summary
With the present stress, commitments, deadlines and pressure of everyday living, this talk will set the pathway for a life of empowerment and fulfillment. This talk will also show the steps to be confident and live an inspired life. All these combine to decrease stress, bring joy and not only live a happy life, but to thrive.
Course Objectives
- Identify on who you are and your purpose in life.
- Determine how to boost your confidence and live a fulfilled life.
Steven L. Rasner DMD, MAGD
Biography
Dr. Rasner has been recognized in Dentistry Today’s Top Clinical Educators for 13 years. He has over 50 publications in several industry journals and authored three books. He is the host of Lionhearted Dentist Podcast. Dr. Rasner is the clinical director of the Rasner Institute, a surgical teaching center.
Course Title
Maximizing your Potential
Course Summary
The real value with a lifetime commitment to CE. Overcoming obstacles. Gratitude. Giving Back.
Course Objectives
- Examine your professional journey and determine actionable ideas
- Recognize the benefits of becoming part of a community and the life long dividends it provides
Walter Kostrzewski, DMD
Speaker Biography
“Coach K”, has a flair for creating passionate teams! In 2000, he founded “The Winning Dentist,” a team of consultants to help others develop passionate teams, functional work systems, and provide motivation and congruent marketing. In addition to his numerous published articles, Coach K recently authored a resource manual “Creating Passionate Aesthetic Dental Teams.”
Course Title
When you cant go up and over go thru
Course Summary
When you cant go up and over go thru the wall. Preserve and achieve impossible goals accessing the Magic Bullet we all posses.
Course Objectives
- Execute impossible tasks when you know what your Magic Bullet is.
- Utilize assets and contacts you thought never possible
Joy E. Lantz, RDH, COM, IBCLC
Biography
Joy Lantz, RDH, COM, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience in the dental field. She created the mini Sproutz program for children aged birth to three for anticipatory guidance for parents and to track oral development in early years. She is a professional speaker presenting courses on anticipatory guidance and myofunctional therapy.
Course Title
Who’s Watching the Baby? Milestone Screening for Infants & Toddlers
Course Summary
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has a position statement that states preventive oral health care initiated during the first year of life results in long term improved oral health. Seeing children for early intervention in the dental office allows for anticipatory guidance for parents and screening for issues to intervene or refer as needed. Children that get a dental home early will be able to get current and future needs addressed through education of the parents and screening with the dental professional.
Course Objectives
- Evaluate the parameters and tenets of anticipatory guidance in the dental office.
- Recognize the screening points that can be used for infants and toddlers in the dental office.
Christopher A. Majors, Dds
Speaker Biography
Before he became a specialized business advisor, Dr. Chris Majors spent 23 years in full time clinical practice. A serial entrepreneur, Dr. Majors built one of the first DSO’s in Kansas and has worked in a wide range of industries including technology, real estate, and consulting.
Course Title
You Too Can Be Financially Free
Course Summary
The stakes have never been higher for new graduates. With crushing student loan debt loads, insurance reimbursements trending in the wrong direction, and financial margins shrinking in most dental practices, new dentists are worried about their financial future. Dr. Majors will bring hope as he shares his vision of helping every dentist become financially free.
Course Objectives
- Recognize decisions that impact our long-term financial success
- Illustrate a proven framework for financial wellbeing
Michael N Mugo Rn Pmhnp
Biography
Michael Mugo is a registered nurse practitioner with 23 years of nursing experience, 5 of them in an acute psychiatric unit at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He has also worked as an assistant director of nursing for Genesis Health and is a co-founder of Haki-ZEtu Usa a non-profit organization working to improve the welfare of immigrants in the Baltimore Region.
Course Title
Emnedding Oral health in psychiatric care and assessment
Course Summary
The goal is to focus attention on the relationship between mental illness and dental disease. People with psychiatric disorders are 3 times more likely to loose their teeth from erosion, caries, and periodontitis. Early assessment, proper oral hygiene , mitigating Xerostomia and making referrals crucial in arresting the trend.
Course Objectives
- Identify how specific psychiatric conditions negatively impact oral health and contribute to dental phobia
- Identify strategies to mitigate poor oral health in those with psychiatric disorders
Susan Cotton, BSDH, RDH, OMT
Speaker Biography
Susan Cotten is the CEO of Oral Cancer Consulting, dentistry’s oral cancer coach, and developed the “Cotten Method” of screening. She works with dental professionals to increase their confidence in a comprehensive screening, reduce the risk of liability, and increase early detection.
Course Title
Weaving a solid foundation to save a life!
Course Summary
Every hour approximately 6 Americans are diagnosed with oral or oropharyngeal cancer, and in five years only a little more than half of those diagnosed will survive this horrific cancer. Join Susan as she weaves together a solid foundation for the oral cancer screening, to increase early detection and save lives!
Course Objectives
- List the four science-based pillars of screening in the "Cotton Method"
- Identify where the pillars of screening are best weaved into your workflow.
Jennifer Murphy, DDS, FAGD
Biography
Dr. Jen Murphy is a general dentist, an avid runner and Ironman triathlete, yet she has also been challenged to maintain a healthy weight and mindset. Through her speaking and coaching programs, Jen is able to realize her goal to help others feel their best and live their best lives.
Course Title
Dentistry: No Longer a Pain in Your Neck…or Lifestyle
Course Summary
Considering the demands of practicing dentistry – a full schedule with little time to stretch, eat or even get to the restroom – it can be challenging to prioritize your own well-being. Thus, it’s not a surprise that many dental professionals experience physical pain and a decreased quality of life and longevity. Learn how to incorporate simple daily practices that have long lasting effects on mental and physical health, including improved confidence and energy levels.
Course Objectives
- Identify science-backed habits that form the cornerstones of total health and well-being.
- Apply strategies for incorporating enjoyable daily activities to achieve maximum benefits and relieve bodily pain.
Nathan Owens, DMD, MBA, FAGD
Speaker Biography
Dr. Nathan Owens is a general dentist, CEO, entrepreneur, and international speaker. Over his fifteen year career, he has built a multistate DSO, two dental software companies, and a dental academy. He is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for growing businesses and helping dental professionals grow and reach their dreams.
Course Title
Create, Cultivate, Climb
Course Summary
Everyone wants to know how to create an expanding, profitable organization while working less and having tons of fun. The steps aren’t magic and are easy enough for anyone to accomplish, yet the majority of people aren’t doing it. Creating a team, cultivating your culture, and climbing the mountain are key to achieving your ideal scene.
Course Objectives
- Create a culture that is professional but fun, carefree but driven, and competitive but irresistible. Cultivate a team that cooperates, knows what each other is thinking, and pushes towards a common purpose.
- Use all the tools in your toolbox to expand your organization, grow your team, and climb the mountain to a new level of success. These tools, although not intuitive, are easy to understand and imperative to implement.
Avinash Patel, DDS
Biography
Dr. Avi is authentically passionate about empowering dentists. He created a virtual Clear Aligner Training Program for general dentists. His goal is to make Clear Aligner education accessible to general dentists all over the world and be a positive light for struggling dentists who may feel alone and burnt out.
Course Title
The Aligner Mindset
Course Summary
The Aligner Mindset teaches you the exact strategy that will help general dentists generate more Clear Aligner case starts. This course covers step by step how general dentists can generate more time, money and fulfillment by offering Clear Aligner Therapy.
Course Objectives
- Identify complex cases to refer to ortho to avoid long challenging cases.
- Determine how to simplify offering Clear Aligners as a general dentist
Karen Popielarczyk, RDH
Speaker Biography
With experience in nearly 100 dental offices in different capacities, I’ve seen the barriers to team cohesiveness and have overcome them to achieve team harmony. My passion is to help you to connect with your team and patients to maximize profits and reduce stress.
Course Title
3 Free Things You Can Do To Be More Profitable
Course Summary
Every dentist wants to be more profitable, but isn’t always sure where to invest their time and finances. There is a hidden goldmine in your office that we will help you access. Its , simple. its free and it only involves looking differently at your office.
Course Objectives
- Identify three things that will encourage your team support your vision
- Change the culture in your office to maximize profitiability
Neo Positivity
Biography
Born and raised in the poorest and most dangerous city in America, Neo knows firsthand how to alter your life’s current trajectory and your daily mindset. He learned about the law of attraction in March of 2008, quickly became obsessed and retired from his Police Department eight months later. From 40+ hours a week to retirement at the age of 28. He is the Voice of the Thoughts Become Things Movement.
Course Title
Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life
Course Summary
Attendees leave with a burning desire to know more, do more, and be more in regard to the Law of Attraction and living all around better lives. Neo uses his personal life experiences and storytelling to get his message across effectively, and plant roots in the mind that cannot be forgotten. Neo’s passion for changing the world is felt by every person in the room and inspires them to change the way they think and bring positivity to everyone around them.
Course Objectives
- Discover and discuss our latest custom Mental Exercises, how we use them, and the results they've yielded to date.
- Discover how to utilize the brain's natural auto-piloted programming to work in your favor.
Dar Radfar Dds
Speaker Biography
Dr. Dar Radfar is a dentist with over 21 years of experience in treating Sleep Apnea, snoring and tmj. He has given over 200 lectures and seminars on a variety of topics and is a profound and engaging speaker as he truly is genuine and passionate in the way he speaks.
Course Title
Masculine and Feminine Energy
Course Summary
Men and women are struggling to find themselves and each other as masculine and feminine energies compete. This discussion will explain the how these energies work and how to fall into your own. It’s time to better understand these concepts to lead to happier relationships going forward.
Course Objectives
- People listening to my talk will walk away with a better understanding of Masculine energy for men and how to enter a more feminine energy for women.
- The audience will learn what and how it takes to understand and enter their masculine or feminine traits to have a more compatible lasting relationship.
Leah Roling, CEO
Biography
A High Performance Coach and Strategist empowering and challenging you to live into the fullest possibility of your potential. A high performing life requires a different set of tools and habits backed by science and research. Leah helps dentists, organizations, and teams lead their teams and their lives from good to great.
Course Title
Power Sentences
Course Summary
There is one sentence running your life right now. If you think of every major change, every major decision, every major comparison, every major improvement in your life, there’s a sentence that goes with it. These power sentences will ultimately determine the level of success you have in your practice and your life.
Course Objectives
- Identify the Power Sentences that run your life
- Implement the ladder strategy to reverse engineer conditioned programming
Susan Sheahan DMD
Speaker Biography
Dr. Sheahan is passionate about the topic of oxygen deprivation as it relates to many dental and health dysfunctions. She is a platinum provider of the Homeoblock featured in James Nestor’s book, “Breath”. Her memberships include the AAPMD, The Breathe Institute, the AADSM, and International Affiliation of Tongue Tie Professionals.
Course Title
Breathing, Sleeping and Tongue-Tied Troubles and the role of Myofunctional Therapy
Course Summary
This course identifies how oxygen deprivation is an epidemic in today’s modern man. Many people suffer from sleep and breathing disorders and often go undiagnosed. Health care professionals need to be able to identify this emerging problem and give their patients the latest information on airway health.
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate how to screen for and treat sleep and breathing disorders.
- Illustrate how to identify tongue-tie and the role of myofunctional therapy in the dental practice.
Angie Stone, BS, RDH, BLS
Biography
Angie Stone is a Brain Longevity Specialist and dental hygienist. She has worked extensively with Alzheimer’s patients. Angie is the author of the Amazon Best Seller, “Dying From Dirty Teeth”. Her original research was published in a medical journal. Stone is a recipient of the RDH Magazine Award of Distinction.
Course Title
Brain Health and Oral Health: How to Bring Conversations into the Operatory
Course Summary
Dental professionals have been vocal about the connections between oral and systemic health. But medical and dental professionals alike cut the oral systemic link off just above the mouth. There is a vital organ that typically gets left out of the discussion…the brain…and the time has come to make sure patients know the connections.
Course Objectives
- Summarize how oral health effects brain health
- Discuss 3 easy ways to incorporate brain health into oral health conversations with patients
Dave Stech
Speaker Biography
Dave accelerates dentists’ financial and time freedom by adding a zero to both quicker. His two keynotes/workshops: Financial AND Time Freedom for Dentists: 6 Keys to Accelerate Both AND Live Life on YOUR Terms. And The 10 Things I Want My Grandkids (and Kids) to Know Before I Go.
Course Title
YOU can leverage now
Course Summary
What is legacy… really? For me, it’s about teaching your kids and grandkids about 3 things:Making Money. Doing Good. Having Fun. And ONE of those is BY FAR the most important. The question is: which one, and why?
Course Objectives
- Identify ONE thing now that will virtually guarantee your kids and grandkids' success in life.
Cheryl Shafer
Biography
Cheryl Shafer is a Certified Orofacial Myologist, founder of Facial Function, National Speaker, and mentor. Her passion is helping others restore oral function with her advanced training in airway, breathing, tethered oral tissue, and Myofunctional Therapy. As a speaker it Is her mission to empower the dental team to advocate for patients to improve health and wellness with healthy oral function.
Course Title
Stop the snoring, I can’t sleep.
Course Summary
The oral health practitioner is in the perfect position to screen and advocate for patients that have sleep and breathing concerns. This course will help practitioners recognize why people snore and offer solutions for them to get a good night’s sleep. Oral hygiene, nasal hygiene and sleep hygiene are all important for overall health and wellness; lets help families to breathe better, sleep better and live their best lives!
Course Objectives
- Recognize the importance of a healthy airway and breathing function for a restorative night’s sleep.
- Determine how to communicate with patients suffering from sleep disturbed breathing.
Benjamin Currier
Speaker Biography
Ben Currier is self-proclaimed as the “World’s #1 Failure” and he host the Failure Guy podcast. He interviews successful people about the failures they endured on their path towards success. In addition, Ben is a 4-time Microsoft Excel MVP award winner and teacher/owner at Excel Exposure. Standup comedy is his newest endeavor!
Course Title
Fail It Till You Nail It!
Course Summary
As the host of the Failure Guy podcast, Ben discusses the importance (and necessity) of failure on the path to success. This course will provide the tools & insights to help you achieve your goals instead of avoiding them for fear of failure. Instead of saying “Fake It Till You Make It”, change your mentality and say “Fail It Till You Nail It”!
Course Objectives
- Manage how to accept and embrace failures
- Provide insight on how to achieve goals
Lindsey Bieliegk
Biography
Lindsey Bieligk is passionate about dental hygiene and has a thirst for learning. She appreciates that the responsibilities of dental hygienists are evolving. Her goal is to utilize her education to awaken and inspire dental professionals to advance the profession to meet the needs of today’s culture.
Course Title
Integrative Care Models in Dentistry
Course Summary
Accessibility to health-related care information is at an all-time high yet the openness of this information to be shared amongst differing health care providers is faced with challenges. This course is designed to identify the successes of integrative care models that currently exist within dentistry. Overcoming obstacles within communication and calibration will be discussed to enhance the focus on patient health outcomes within these interdisciplinary care models.
Course Objectives
- Recognize how integrative care models differ from traditional health care models.
- Create integrative care relationships within your dental practice.
Lauren Schieffer, Csp
Speaker Biography
For fifteen years, Lauren Schieffer, CSP has been helping practices build their next generation of leaders. A master storyteller, Lauren delivers insightful, and relevant content that empowers people to absorb and act upon what they’ve heard – with a dry sense of humor that keeps them chuckling while they’re learning.
Course Summary
Why You’re Losing Your Best People – How Smart Leaders Attract and Retain Great Employees Finding great people is hard. Retaining great people is even harder, and recent research shows the trend is not going away any time soon. But the tide can be slowed if you understand what is causing it and what employees are really looking for today.
Course Objectives
Analyze what is causing most of the churn – why people leave and why they stay.
Laura Nelson FAADOM
Biography
Laura Nelson, the founder of Front Office Rocks, a groundbreaking on-demand training platform for dental practices. With her unwavering commitment to addressing the crucial need for continuous education in the dental industry, Laura has revolutionized the way teams are trained by providing a 24/7 virtual resource. As an internationally recognized speaker, accomplished author, and member of prestigious dental associations, Laura brings her expertise to the stage today to share her best-known methods for achieving unparalleled customer service in your practice. Prepare to be inspired and enlightened as we welcome Laura Nelson, a true leader and visionary in the dental field
Course Title
Who’s Driving Your Bus? The Critical Importance of Taking Control in Your Business
Course Summary
Laura will explore the critical importance of taking control in your business. She will discuss the potential consequences of relinquishing control and allowing others to dictate the course of your business, highlighting the benefits of being in the driver’s seat. By the end, you will have a high-level understanding of the significance of business ownership and the power it holds in driving success.
Course Objectives
Recognize the potential risks and consequences of relinquishing control in your business.
