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As the dental industry faces an evolving landscape, DSOs must rise to meet a growing array of operational challenges. This panel brings together seasoned leaders in HR, clinical operations, and organizational strategy to share actionable insights and proven strategies for success.

Attendees will gain valuable perspectives on pressing issues such as workforce shortages, operational scalability, clinical and administrative alignment, and maintaining financial stability amid economic pressures.

This panel provides attendees with practical strategies for empowering dentists to take an active role in operations, fostering a culture of teamwork, innovation, and patient-centered care. 

Discover how dentists can bridge the gap between clinical and operational teams, contribute to regulatory compliance, and ensure that DSOs consistently deliver high-quality care that drives patient retention and business growth. Featuring DSO and clinical leaders from the UK and the US. 

Join us as we discuss strategies to cultivate and nurture your next generation of clinical stars. From talent identification to leadership development, we explored effective pipelines that attract, engage, and empower future leaders.

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Join us for an insightful virtual panel where industry leaders explore the critical strategies for successfully navigating mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Dental Support Organizations (DSOs). As consolidation continues to shape the dental industry, effective integration is key to ensuring growth and operational efficiency.  Whether you are a DSO executive, clinician, or operational leader, this panel will provide you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complexities of M&A and create a stronger, unified dental organization.  

In and industry, where the quality of care is directly influenced by the tools and materials used, procurement plays a critical role in ensuring both cost efficiency and patient outcomes. From leveraging technology and data analytics to navigating regulatory challenges and building strong supplier relationships, this panel will provide actionable insights to optimize your procurement processes and elevate your practice’s success. Viewers will leave with strategies for cost efficiency, supplier relationship management, and technology integration. 

In this insightful session, industry experts and seasoned practitioners will share valuable insights into fostering a cohesive and enduring team dynamic within dental practices. Explore strategies for effective communication, team building, and professional development that contribute to the sustained success of your dental team. Discover practical tips for enhancing workplace satisfaction, minimizing turnover, and cultivating a positive and collaborative environment.

From the United States and Europe, we’ll explore the multifaceted landscape of dental workforce retention, uncover common themes, future outlooks for dental workforce retention and innovative solutions shaping retention efforts.  Hear first-hand accounts of best practices in dental workforce retention, including leveraging flexi-working as a competitive benefit, the use of tailored incentives and recognition programs, as well as investing in professional development.

Drowning in a sea of dental supply. lab and equipment alternatives? Tens of thousands of options, each promising to revolutionize your DSO, but how do you navigate the chaos and find the scalable treasures that work for large dental groups? In this Exchange Circle, DSO operations leaders will discuss scalable tools that have materially impacted their business and how.

This webinar dives deep into how Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) can leverage the power of specialties to boost profitability within their general practices. Join us and learn strategies for seamless integration of specialties into your existing practice, how to attract and retain qualified specialists, and case studies from DSOs that added specialties and saw a significant increase in profitability.

Join Women In DSO® leaders for a serious discussion on How to Unlock the Secrets of Your DSO with Data Analytics. This is crucial for gaining actionable insights, optimizing performance, and driving informed decision-making within your organization.

This webinar is your roadmap to building an impregnable financial fortress – a DSO empire where profits soar and employee and patient satisfaction shine brighter than a Hollywood smile.Discover how to turn every patient into a profit powerhouse. Explore the patient financing frontier, where innovative solutions bridge the gap between affordability and comprehensive care. 

In this webinar, leaders discussed how ransomware attacks are continuing at an alarming rate and have become more sophisticated, invasive, and financially crippling to practices of all sizes. Hackers are now stealing your data before encrypting it which gives hackers the ability to publish and sell your data. In this webinar you'll learn about how you can stop these attacks before they start.  

Teresa Williams will explore modern approaches to patient financing in today's DSOs with industry experts and Women in DSO members Marla Merritt (OrthoFi), Dana Stiles (Sunbit) and Brandy Merritt (iCredit Works).  Join us as we explore innovative approaches to help patients access funding for dental care, new technology and data platforms and ways to overcome common barriers to success in your practice.  

Acquisitions continue to be the mainstay of growth in the DSO Industry. 

Join Samantha Strain (Partner & CDO, Health Stream Advisors), Kate Festle (Director, Healthcare M&A, West Monroe) and Dr. Alison Schofield Dengler, (COO, Health Stream Advisors) in a panel discussion led by Lorri Detrick (President and COO, Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry) that will cover recent shifts in DSO acquisitions, intelligent acquisitions, the importance of "core identities", successful integrations and a look to 2023 and beyond. 

Women in DSO hosted our first panel discussions on recruiting and retention more that a year ago.  Have things changed for the better or worse?  Join our group of DSO HR and staffing professionals as they discuss the current enviroment,  and best ideas for improving recruiting and retention.

Join this panel discussion as Clinical Directors and Operations Officers of DSOs discuss their path to adding Artificial Intelligence to their platform, the challenges of integrating into your DSO,  the pros and cons of the software's diagnosis and treatment planning capabilities,  and the impact on new patient acquisition and retention 

In today's competitive dental market, patient experience has become a critical factor in attracting and retaining patients. Effective collaboration between dso practice marketing and operations teams is essential to create an outstanding patient experience that leads to increased patient satisfaction, loyalty, and positive business outcomes. This webinar aims to discuss the best practices and strategies for achieving this collaboration to enhance patient experience and drive business growth

 • Understanding the importance of patient experience in dso practice marketing and operations 

• Building effective collaboration between marketing and operations teams 

• Best practices for improving patient experience through collaboration

Hygienists are essential on the clinical team, and true periodontal therapists. Today, hygienists play a key role in preventive care and practice development and are increasingly involved in reinventing the role and their DSO’s hygiene departments. Join this conversation with three hygiene leaders as they share best practices and discuss how their functions and departments have evolved in recent years.

Changes in the DSO legal landscape can have significant impacts on our businesses, and it is essential to stay informed. Join this panel of DSO Chief Legal Officers as they discuss current changes and challenges in with employment law,  DSO structures, Compliance and HR.

Learn how this approach empowers dental service organizations to collaborate with trusted partners, streamline operations, and focus on delivering exceptional patient care. Discover best practices, real-world case studies, and practical implementation strategies to seamlessly integrate delegated credentialing into your organization's framework.

Dental Service Organizations exist to make it easier for clinical providers to focus on patient care. As the industry has grown, many DSOs have evolved to better integrate the business and clinical aspects of the practice for the best employee and patient experience.  Join this discussion to hear about the challenges of collaboration and how some groups optimize this relationship.