women in dso leadership award
Women in DSO®, in partnership with Overjet, is proud to present the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award to recognize excellence in clinical and administrative DSO leadership and awarded at the Women in DSO® conference in Las Vegas.
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Overjet in partnership with Women in DSO® to award:
- (1) $10,000 award given to support personal and professional development in the clinical category
- (1) $10,000 award given to support personal and professional development in the business/operations category
- Complimentary registration to the 2023 Women in DSO® event
- Winners to be announced and celebrated at the 2023 Women in DSO® event
2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award Sponsor
AWARD PURPOSE: TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN DSO LEADERSHIP
Nominate a woman leader in DSO today.
The winners of the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award will be announced and celebrated at the 2023 Women in DSO® event to be held March 8-10 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Nominations will close on November 30, 2022.
The Women in DSO Leadership Award recognizes professional women in DSO who have emerged as leaders in their field. As leaders, these powerful women have made a marked difference across our industry, creating new pathways for others to follow. Women in DSO® in partnership with Overjet would like to recognize this excellence in DSO leadership with the 2023 award.
Nominations will be reviewed by a formal selection committee comprised of Women in DSO® leadership and an Overjet representative. Finalists will be invited to participate in an interview. Committee members will weigh impact in at least 2 of the designated 5 areas highlighted in the application. Specific examples and accomplishments are encouraged in the application.
Who should apply?
Women leaders who work in group practices, at a DSO or an affiliated DSO clinic or support DSOs as a clinician, consultant, business partner, etc. Both business and clinical leaders are welcome. The clinical category includes but is not limited to DDS/DMD/RDH/ EFDA/EDDA, DA etc. Nominees who works for a DSO or a business that supports DSO, in clinical related work, but not necessarily chairside.
THE 2022 WOMEN IN DSO AWARD WINNERS
The 2022 Women in DSO Leadership Award Finalists
Congratulations to Women in DSO Leadership Award Finalists!
Women in DSO Leadership Award, Clinical Leadership
- Christine Diehl, RDH, DSO Hygiene Advocate, Decision One Dental Partner
- Dr. Carolyn Ghazal, Owner Doctor, Chair of Associate Development, Pacific Dental Services
- Dr. Ellen Polsky, Founder and CEO, Visio
- Dr. Jahnavi Rao, Vice President Orthodontic Support, The Aspen Group
- Dr. Cindy Roark, Senior VP and Chief Clinical Officer, Sage Dental
Women in DSO Leadership Award, Business Leadership
- Dee Fischer, Founder and CEO, Fischer Professional Group
- Heather Foster, Chief Operating Officer, Prime Dental Partners
- Linda Ryan, Director of Talent Acquisition, Elite Dental Partners
- Erika Todd, Vice President Operations, StoneCreek Dental Care
- Teresa Williams, Chief Operations Officer, Dental Express
about our award sponsor
Overjet, A Harvard And MIT Dental Tech Startup
Overjet CEO Dr. Wardah Inam, who has a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), was a former product manager at Q Bio. She also founded uLink, a company that transferred autonomous grid technology to utility partners. The startup's CTO, Ramaswamy, who also holds a Ph.D. from MIT, has over seventeen years of expertise in computational science. The COO, Puthussery, a graduate of Boston College, formerly worked at DentaQuest as their Chief Analytics Officer.
Overjet (www.Overjet.ai) is the global leader in dental artificial intelligence, helping both payers and providers improve patient care. The company’s technology encodes dentist-level understanding into scalable software products. For practices and DSOs, Overjet’s dental AI software helps to identify necessary patient care, improve patient treatment acceptance, and standardize diagnostic and treatment protocols.
Overjet was the first dental AI company to receive FDA clearance with its Dental Assist product in May of 2021. The firm was also named to the CB Insights’ 2021 AI 100 list, the first-ever dental company included in the annual list recognizing AI companies that are redefining categories globally. Overjet was co-founded by Dr. Wardah Inam, who has her PhD from MIT in computer science and electrical engineering and a deep background in machine learning and computer vision.
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