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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. 

2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award Sponsor

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 AWARD WINNERS

DEE FISCHER

Founder, Fischers Professional Group

MISTY MATTINGLY

SVP and Chief of Dental Hygiene Operations, Sage Dental

Congratulations to the 2023 Women In DSO Leadership Award Finalists!

On behalf of Women in DSO, in partnership with Overjet, Dr. Aman Kaur would like to thank all who participated and extended nominations for the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award.  Back for its second year, the Women in DSO Leadership Award is a program to recognize excellence in clinical and administrative DSO leadership.  


Thank you for the positively overwhelming response.

Ten nominees in the DSO industry were notified last week that they have been selected as Finalists for the 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award.  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 recognizes this excellence in DSO leadership with the 2023 award.

Join us in celebrating finalists and the Leadership Award Winner.

Join us in celebrating finalists and the Leadership Award Winner to be announced at Empower and Grow this March 8-10th, in Las Vegas.

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 AWARD FINALISTS - BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

Michelle Dowling

Michelle Dowling

Michelle Dowling

Executive Vice President of Marketing, Rectangle Health 

Dee Fischer

Michelle Dowling

Michelle Dowling

Founder, Fischers Professional Group

Cathy Haibach

Michelle Dowling

Virginia Jones

Senior Manager, DSO and Group Practice Membership, American Dental Association

Virginia Jones

Margaret McGuckin

Virginia Jones

CEO, Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers

Margaret McGuckin

Margaret McGuckin

Margaret McGuckin

Founder, i3 Ignite

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 AWARD FINALISTS - clinical EXCELLENCE

Sarah Balaster, DMD

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

Chief Dental Officer, Dental Care Alliance

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

SVP and Chief of Dental Hygiene Operations, Sage Dental

Dr. Mary Pham

Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS

Rebecca Pounds, DDS

CEO and Founder, Lollipop Dental

Rebecca Pounds, DDS

Rebecca Pounds, DDS

Rebecca Pounds, DDS

Regional Doctor Mentor of Operations, Cherry Way Dental

Tina Saw, DDS

Rebecca Pounds, DDS

Tina Saw, DDS

CEO, Oral Genome

The 2023 Women in DSO Leadership Award Finalists

Women in DSO Leadership Award, Clinical Leadership

  • Sarah Balaster, DMD, Chief Dental Officer, Dental Care Alliance
  • Misty Mattingly, RDH, BS, SVP and Chief of Dental Hygiene Operations, Sage Dental
  • Dr. Mary Pham, CEO and Founder, Lollipop Dental
  • Rebecca Pounds, DDS, Regional Doctor Mentor of Operations, Cherry Way Dental
  • Tina Saw, DDS, CEO, Oral Genome


Women in DSO Leadership Award, Business Leadership

  • Michelle Dowling, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Rectangle Health
  • Dee Fischer, Founder, Fischers Professional Group
  • Cathy Haibach, Senior Manager, DSO and Group Practice Membership, American Dental Association
  • Virginia Jones, CEO, Village Family Dental/ Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers
  • Margaret McGuckin, Founder, i3 Ignite

2022 WOMEN IN DSO LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Empower and grow with women in dso®

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 

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 December 15, 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.  

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.

Network with the brightest minds in DSO and make plans to join Women In DSO® for their annual event taking place March 8-10, 2023 at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Access priority registration fees for a limited time.


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