Group Dentistry Now Show: The Voice of the DSO Industry

Group Dentistry Now Show: The Voice of the DSO Industry

We bring you dental support and emerging dental group practice analysis, conversation, news and events. Listen to leaders in the DSO and emerging dental group space talk about their challenges, successes and what they see as the future of group dentistry. To read all of our articles and learn about all industry events, please visit GroupDentistryNow.com. Looking for a job or have a job to fill? Visit JoinDSO.com. We hope you enjoy today's show!

Episodes

April 22, 2026 52 mins

Pete Swenson, CEO, Dr. Alan Law, Chief Clinical Officer, Specialty & Dr. Christopher Steele, Chief Clinical Officer, General Practice share Park Dental Partners story. Key takeaways include:

  • timeline: from two dentists to NASDAQ
  • doctor ownership & governance
  • long-term strategy 

Make sure to watch the video podcast version of this episode. Where we visit several Park Dental practices and sit down for an interview in their...

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In the special episode Jane Levy, CEO of PlanForward interviews Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI. Jane then joins Phil Toh, President of The Smilist & Ron Kerensky, CIO of SGA Dental Partners to discuss:

  • The rapid evolution of AI in healthcare & dentistry
  • HIPAA compliance and data security
  • Job roles evolving vs. disappearing

To learn more about PlanForward and their membership platform visit: https://www.planforward.io/ you ca...

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Welcome to The Group Dentistry Now Show: The Voice of the DSO Industry!

Katelyn Short, DSO Manager at Essential Dental Systems & Shawna Greer, RDH of The Try RDH explore:

  • Hygiene workflow
  • Reduce scaling time with TurboCR
  • Standardization across multiple locations

To learn more about Essential Dental Systems and TurboCR  visit: https://www.edsdental.com/ and https://edsdental.com/Turbo-CR/index.html

If you would like to co...

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Welcome to the second episode of Group Dentistry Now & Black Talon Security's Dental Cyber Watch Live.

As cyber threats evolve from basic extortion to destructive warfare, Dental Service Organizations face an entirely new landscape of risk. In episode two of Dental Cyber Watch Live, Gary Salman (CEO, Black Talon Security), Brian Colao (Director of Dykema's DSO Industry Group), Michael Friguletto (CEO, Beacon Oral Specialists), and ...

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Dr. Victoria Yu, CEO of Elite Dental Partners, and Andy Steuerman, VP of Golub Capital reveal how they're disrupting the dental industry with EliteVantage - a groundbreaking program that offers dentists 51% ownership without writing a check. We explore:

  • The evolution of DSOs
  • The challenges facing new graduates drowning in debt
  • Creating a modern path to equity & practice ownership

To learn more about Elite Dental Partners...

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Heather Trombley, President & COO of DentalEZ, Jinesh Patel, Cofounder & CEO of UpTime Health and Dr. Scott Kalniz, CEO of Kalniz Consulting discuss:

  • Shift from large capital purchases to predictable monthly subscriptions
  • Smart connected equipment = predictive maintenance
  • DentalEZ, Uptime Health & Darby partnership
  • Much more

To learn more about TotalOP visit https://dentalez.com/ & click on the TotalOp link. 

To learn mo...

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Dr. Sunny Pahuja, Founder of the Dental Investment Group & Lifetime Smiles shares his knowledge and discusses:

  • Investments & Operational Solutions
  • Clinical Efficiency Tools like the Isolite System
  • Tips for Young Clinicians & Seasoned Doctors
  • The Dental Investment Group 

To learn more about the Isolite system visit - https://www.zyris.com/isolite-systems/ 

To join 26K+ dentists in the Dental Investment Group visit - https...

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Joe Lynch, Head of Go to Market at Dandy & Dalton Albertin, Director of Marketing & Business Development at Ladd Dental Group share their thoughts on:

  • change management: analog to digital
  • clinician-led digital transformation
  • technology = retention, recruiting & efficiency

To learn more about the world's largest digital dental lab, Dandy visit https://www.meetdandy.com/

To learn more about Ladd Dental Group visit https://...

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Dr. Christina Blacher, Founder of Christina Blacher Consulting & Angela Severance, RDA, Training & Education Manager for DSOs at Ivoclar discuss:

  • Education as a strategy not an event
  • Standardizing treatment planning & materials
  • Digital workflow integration
  • Clear aligner therapy focused on function & oral health

Access Ivoclar's Learning Pathways: free on-demand webinar series for DSOs - https://dso.pub/4jtCvNj

Email Ange...

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Mostafa Khairzada, VP of Innovations & Product Development at PDS Health and Dustin Johnson, Co-Founder & CTO of SOTA Cloud discuss their recent partnership. They share thoughts on:

  • Changing imaging software
  • The importance of interoperability & integration
  • Clinical workflow & user experience

To learn more & schedule a demo visit https://www.sotacloud.com/ and click the Get a Demo button on the top right. 

You can also co...

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Tony Seymour, President, Tate Roark, VP of Dental Enterprise & Amy Mendoza, Chief Marketing Officer of Alphaeon Patient Financing share:

  • What is most important to patients when financing
  • What is the #1 healthcare service patients will finance?
  • % of patients that have delayed dental care due to cost
  • More results & data points from survey

To learn more please visit https://www.myalphaeoncredit.com/ or https://alphaeon.com/...

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Dr. Lincoln Harris, Founder and CEO of Ripe Global, shares his remarkable journey from practicing in remote Australia to revolutionizing dental education for DSOs across America. He discusses:

  • Aviation principles & simulation technology
  • Performance-based learning
  • Measuring educational success & EBITDA growth

To learn more visit https://www.ripeglobal.com/

You can also reach out to Dr. Roshan Parikh at roshan.parikh@ripeg...

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Welcome to the first episode of Group Dentistry Now & Black Talon Security's Dental Cyber Watch Live. 

As cybersecurity incidents rise in frequency and complexity, the burden of defense has shifted from the server room to the boardroom. In this first video episode, Gary Salman (CEO, Black Talon Security), Shawn Manis (CIO, Chord Specialty Dental Partners), and Bill Neumann (CEO, Group Dentistry Now) discuss why executive accountabi...

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Dr. Nyree Whitley, Chief Clinical Officer at mydentist & Dr. Gordon Barfield, Senior Clinical Manager at Overjet discuss:

  • What a clinician-first diagnostic strategy looks like
  • The dental regulatory & clinical environment in the UK
  • Advice for clinical leaders evaluating AI in dentistry
  • Much more

To learn more about Overjet AI you can visit https://www.overjet.com/ and book a demo or connect with Dr. Barfield on Linkedin -...

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This is a must episode for clinical directors, dentists, dental assistants and hygienists. Walter Parra, VP of Marketing & Sales at Microcopy shares his thoughts:

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Dr. Aman Kaur, Founder & President of Women in DSO & Dr. Greg White, CEO of Pepperpointe Partnerships discuss:

    • Empower & Grow - March 5-7
    • Rise & Lead Program
    • Upcoming Global Summits
    • Much More

Save 20% by using code GDN26 on registration here - https://dso.pub/WDSO26

To learn more about Women in DSO visit - https://womenindso.org/

 

 

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Dr. Aman Kaur, Founder & President of Women in DSO & Dr. Greg White, CEO of Pepperpointe Partnerships discuss:

    • Empower & Grow - March 5-7
    • Rise & Lead Program
    • Upcoming Global Summits
    • Much More

Save 20% by using code GDN26 on registration here - https://dso.pub/WDSO26

To learn more about Women in DSO visit - https://womenindso.org/

 

 

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AJ Peak, Founder of Peak Dental Services and CEO of Health Wealth Capital joins the show and discusses:

  • His Journey Scaling Peak Dental 
  • Understanding Sale-leasebacks
  • Leverage RE to Unlock Capital, Fund Growth & Maximize Valuations. 

To learn more visit - https://www.healthwealth.capital/

To contact AJ Peak directly you can email him at aj@healthwealth.capital

 

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Dr. Sameer Puri, Chief Clinical Officer of Imagen Dental Partners joins the GDN Show. He discusses:

  • The Rise of Imagen Dental Partners
  • Piloting, Evaluating & Implementing Diagnostic AI
  • The Future of Technology & AI in Dentistry

Thank you to Overjet AI for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about Overjet visit - https://www.overjet.com/ or schedule a demo here - https://dso.pub/OverjetDemo

To learn more about Imagen D...

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