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Breakout Sessions

business | leadership lectures

Beyond the First Visit: Marketing Strategies That Drive Lifelong Patient Growth

Patrick Casey
Jamie Gallo
Amol Nirgudkar
Amanda Swindle

Beyond the First Visit: Marketing Strategies That Drive Lifelong Patient Growth

Attracting new patients is only the beginning. The most powerful growth lever in your practice is maximizing every lead. Learn how leading practices convert more calls, clicks, referrals, and patient interactions into booked appointments while creating meaningful patient connections. Explore proven strategies for engaging both new and existing patients, leveraging the Orahh Care Dental Community, and creating seamless experiences that drive practice growth.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Patrick Casey
Jamie Gallo
Amol Nirgudkar
Amanda Swindle

Building Relationships that Drive Better Patient Care and Practice Growth

Lauren Schmidt
Julie Thomas
Taylor Stevenson
Tara Richwine

Building Relationships that Drive Better Patient Care and Practice Growth

Relationships are the foundation of specialty practice success. Join your Specialty support team, supported Specialists and their operational partners for discussions regarding strategies for building strong partnerships with GPs and teams that create quality care opportunities, how Specialty practices have utilized proven Heartland Dental Specialty systems to elevate the patient experience, strengthen care coordination, and drive sustainable growth.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Lauren Schmidt
Julie Thomas
Taylor Stevenson
Tara Richwine

Building Your Dream Team: Exceptional Teams Start with Intentional Leadership

Amanda Langhorne

Building Your Dream Team: Exceptional Teams Start with Intentional Leadership

Learn how effective coaching can transform everyday team interactions into opportunities for growth. Create clarity, communicate consistently, celebrate wins, and use challenges to build stronger skills and stronger teams - all in service of an exceptional patient experience.
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Amanda Langhorne

Keeping Score: The New Patient Flow Playbook

Zach Cherry
Spencer Jones

Keeping Score: The New Patient Flow Playbook

Tired of looking in five different places to understand what's happening in your office? The New Patient Flow Playbook brings Marketing and Operations together into one simple monthly view of patient flow performance. Learn how to quickly identify opportunities, understand what's driving results, and focus your team's efforts on the actions that will have the greatest impact on attracting, scheduling, and converting new patients. This session is offered exclusively to Regional Managers of Operations.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Zach Cherry
Spencer Jones

The Power of a Plan: Designing Your Financial Future

Travis Franklin
Ryan Lange, CFA, CAIA
Steven Hyatt, DMD

The Power of a Plan: Designing Your Financial Future

A successful career isn't built one year at a time; it's built through intentional planning. Join this session for a discussion on the value of creating a comprehensive financial plan. Learn what goes into the planning process, how to align personal and professional goals, and why so many doctors have found long-term value in taking advantage of this complimentary resource. Whether you're early in your ownership journey or planning for the next stage of your career, you'll leave with practical insights to help shape your financial future.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Travis Franklin
Ryan Lange, CFA, CAIA
Steven Hyatt, DMD

Unleash Your Inner Superhero

Ryan Estis

Unleash Your Inner Superhero

Explore how trust, communication, and influence drive team performance, while learning to navigate change and conflict with confidence rather than avoidance. Leave inspired to lead above the day-to-day, strengthen relationships, and recognize that your greatest superpower is helping others reach their full potential.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Ryan Estis

Work Smarter: Using AI to Drive Better Decisions, Experiences, and Results

Robert (RJ) Jerome
Nathan Williams

Work Smarter: Using AI to Drive Better Decisions, Experiences, and Results

AI is meaningfully changing how work gets done at Heartland Dental and our supported practices. It isn’t replacing people; it’s helping great teams perform at an even higher level. Hear real examples of how AI is helping to reduce routine work, uncover missed opportunities, and improve decision-making. Discover how Heartland Dental is pairing Enterprise AI capabilities with team member ingenuity to unlock new ways of working and drive better outcomes.
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Robert (RJ) Jerome
Nathan Williams

clinical lectures

Checkmate: Thinking Three Moves Ahead

Todd Davis, DMD, FICOI, FAGD
Qais Musmar, DDS, FAGD

Checkmate: Thinking Three Moves Ahead

The best players don’t focus on the next move; they anticipate the ones that follow. Build your treatment planning playbook as you navigate complex cases and make the decisions that shape what happens next. Through audience polling, case walkthroughs, and expert discussion, you’ll navigate critical decision points, test different treatment pathways, and watch the outcome unfold based on the moves you make.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Todd Davis, DMD, FICOI, FAGD
Qais Musmar, DDS, FAGD

Now What? The Endo Decision Tree

Beth Damas, DDS, MS
David Landwehr, DDS, MS

Now What? The Endo Decision Tree

Every endodontic patient presents a different path forward. Through interactive case discussions, audience polling, and expert panel insights, explore real-world scenarios involving diagnosis, post-operative pain, treatment decisions, and patient management strategies designed to help answer dentistry’s most common question: Now what?
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Beth Damas, DDS, MS
David Landwehr, DDS, MS

Ready for Anything: Stay Ready So You Don’t Have to Get Ready

Donald Cohen, DMD
Brady Morehead, DDS, MAGD

Ready for Anything: Stay Ready So You Don’t Have to Get Ready

Being prepared starts long before an emergency occurs. Take a closer look at emergency equipment, medications, and response strategies that can help your team stay calm, organized, and ready when the unexpected happens.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Donald Cohen, DMD
Brady Morehead, DDS, MAGD

The Recovery Advantage: Accelerating Healing and Comfort

Ana Cecilia Aranha, CD, MS, PhD
Brenda D. Donato, DMD
Brian Van Voorhis, DDS

The Recovery Advantage: Accelerating Healing and Comfort

What if recovery became a competitive advantage? Explore how Photobiomodulation can help reduce discomfort, support healing, and create a better recovery experience for patients across a variety of clinical applications.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Ana Cecilia Aranha, CD, MS, PhD
Brenda D. Donato, DMD
Brian Van Voorhis, DDS

The Space Between: The Importance of Vertical Dimension

Craig Goldin, DDS, FAACD

The Space Between: The Importance of Vertical Dimension

It’s not just about creating space; it’s about knowing what to do with it. Discover how vertical dimension can influence diagnosis, treatment planning, function, and esthetics through case examples and clinical insights.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Craig Goldin, DDS, FAACD

seminars

Prime Real Estate: Mastering Immediate Implant Placement

Brian Goodacre, DDS, MSD

Prime Real Estate: Mastering Immediate Implant Placement

A well-prepared site creates the opportunity for predictable implant placement. This session explores immediate implant placement protocols, case selection, surgical considerations, and restorative planning strategies that help clinicians achieve predictable functional and esthetic outcomes.
Saturday, December 5
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Brian Goodacre, DDS, MSD

Prime Real Estate: Mastering Soft Tissue Management

Brent Ludens, DDS

Prime Real Estate: Mastering Soft Tissue Management

Achieving long-term implant success requires more than successful integration. This course explores the role of implant positioning, soft tissue management, and restorative planning in creating predictable esthetic outcomes. Through clinical cases and practical treatment-planning strategies, participants will learn techniques to improve tissue contours, optimize implant restorations, and enhance patient satisfaction.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Brent Ludens, DDS

The Finish Line: Achieve the Finish

Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD

The Finish Line: Achieve the Finish

A strong treatment plan is only the beginning. Learn refinement management techniques, restorative and clinical considerations, and scanner-based workflows that support more predictable outcomes and help keep cases moving toward successful completion. Gain practical strategies for monitoring progress, managing challenges, and improving treatment efficiency from start to finish.
Saturday, December 5
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD

The Finish Line: Plan the Finish

Christina Blacher, DMD 

The Finish Line: Plan the Finish

Every Invisalign® case begins with the finish line in mind. Learn treatment planning strategies and clinical considerations that help establish a clear path to the desired outcome. This session will focus on evaluating cases, leveraging digital planning tools, and making informed treatment decisions before the first aligner is delivered.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Christina Blacher, DMD 

clinical workshops

Better Surgery Starts Here: Reflect. Suture. Graft.

George Khazoum, DDS, FAGD
Eric Peterson, DDS

Better Surgery Starts Here: Reflect. Suture. Graft.

Better surgery doesn’t happen by accident. Get hands-on with flap reflection, suturing, and grafting techniques that can improve efficiency, enhance healing, and elevate your surgical confidence.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
George Khazoum, DDS, FAGD
Eric Peterson, DDS

Beyond the Buzz: What AI Can Do Monday Morning

Jeffrey Niedziela, DDS

Beyond the Buzz: What AI Can Do Monday Morning

AI has arrived, and it’s not going away. The real question isn’t whether AI matters; it’s how to move beyond what you’ve always done and use it to make a meaningful difference for your patients, your team, and your practice. Explore practical applications you can put to work Monday morning.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Jeffrey Niedziela, DDS

Lock It In: The Locator Pick-up Workshop

Jumoke Adedoyin, DDS, AFAAID
Daniel Fenton, DMD, FAGD, AFAAID, DICOI

Lock It In: The Locator Pick-up Workshop

Ready to lock it in? Get hands-on with locator pick-ups as you practice techniques that help create a secure fit, smoother workflows, and confident overdenture outcomes.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Jumoke Adedoyin, DDS, AFAAID
Daniel Fenton, DMD, FAGD, AFAAID, DICOI

Smile Test Drive: Prepless Possibilities

Marvin Berlin, DDS, MAGD

Smile Test Drive: Prepless Possibilities

The best smiles don’t start with a handpiece; they start with a vision. Discover how Prepless veneers and digital smile previews can turn possibility into confidence and conversations into treatment.
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Marvin Berlin, DDS, MAGD

The Art of the File

Steven Dobbs, DMD

The Art of the File

Every artist needs the right tools. Experience an updated endodontic protocol designed to simplify shaping, improve efficiency, and bring more consistency to your endodontic procedures.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 5
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Steven Dobbs, DMD

The Power of the Preview: From Scan to Yes

Anthony Callison, DDS

The Power of the Preview: From Scan to Yes

A picture really is worth a thousand words. Get hands-on with digital tools that help patients see what’s possible, from scans and smile simulations to more confident treatment conversations and increased Invisalign® case acceptance.
Friday, December 4
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday, December 4
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Anthony Callison, DDS

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