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

August 8, 2026 48 mins

Alyssa Keefer, Director of Marketing from Archway Dental Partners, Kelsie Towner, Director of Marketing from Premier Dentist Partners & Grayson Allen, Director of Sales from Carenetic Digital discuss:

  • Website compliance & security
  • Online scheduling struggle
  • Specialized vs. all-in-one 

To learn more about Carenetic visit: https://careneticdigital.com/ or email Grayson at: grayson@careneticdigital.com

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Brittany Mook, Corporate Account Manager from NDX & Sandy Slobbe, RDH, MA from Today's Dental Network share their thoughts on:

  • Digital adoption acceleration 
  • The hidden cost of remakes
  • Lab standardization

To learn more about National Dentex Labs (NDX) visit: https://nationaldentex.com/. You can learn more about the DSO Lab Program here: https://nationaldentex.com/dso-lab-program

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Lisa Arciga, Procurement Manager at Pearl Street Dental Partners, Tim Otto, CEO of Alcan Dental Cooperative & Riley Berg, Business Development Manager at Dental City discuss:

  • Standardizing Procurement
  • AI in Purchasing
  • Last Minute Ordering

To connect with Dental City visit: https://dentalcity.com/ or contact Riley Berg at rberg@dentalcity.com

Connect with Lisa Arciga at lisa@pearlstreetdentalpartners.com or visit http...

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Dr. Peter Boulden, Founder of Bulletproof Dental Practice & Cory Pinegar, CEO & Founder of Reach discuss:

  • The 61 AI touchpoints in dentistry
  • A systems crisis in dentistry
  • Human connection in the AI age

If you are interested in learning more about Reach and their virtual assistant solutions that integrate with AI workflows visit: https://getreach.co/

To learn more about Bulletproof Practice visit: https://www.bull...

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Dr. Vishal Sharma, VP of Clinical Education & Operations at Spear Education shares his thoughts on:

  • DSOs failing at clinical education
  • Education as a performance & retention lever
  • $3,500 per day associate production

To learn more about Spear Education visit: https://www.speareducation.com/

You can also contact Dr. Sharma via email: vsharma@speareducation.com or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vishal-s...

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Scott Graversen, Director of Facility & Dental Equipment Management of Smile Brands shares his insights on:

  • Update on Smile Brands
  • Managing facilities and equipment at scale
  • Procurement & vendor partner strategies

To learn more about Smile Brands visit: https://smilebrands.com/

You can connect with Scott Graversen on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-graversen/

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Dr. Marc Faber, CEO & Founder of Edge Dental Management joins the show for his second appearance. Dr. Faber discusses:

  • How Edge leverages clinical efficiency to create successful practices
  • NYC's newest dental school: Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine 
  • Using solutions like Isolite for efficiency & patient satisfaction
  • More

To learn more about Isolite Systems visit: https://www.zyris.com/

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Priyanki Amroliwala, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition & Greg Wappett, Chief Development Officer of 42 North Dental share their thoughts and strategies on:

  • Doctor recruitment in 2026
  • Acquisition realities & strategies 
  • Strategic growth initiatives

Learn how the recruitment & acquisition teams work together at 42 North Dental. 

You can learn more about 42 North Dental: https://www.42northdental.co...

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

As dental groups rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many are spending on tools no one uses and feeding patient data into platforms no one controls. The result is wasted budget, hidden liability, and growing security exposure.

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We are about halfway through 2026 already. In this DSO Declassified, Bill Neumann runs through what to expect at the upcoming ADSO Summit where GDN will host the Emerging Dental Groups to Watch awards. Bill also looks back at the events that have already happened this year and what the rest of year has instore for the DSO and dental group industry. Takeaways include:

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The Co-Founders of Pearl Street Dental Partners, David Meese, CEO & Dr. Robby Jennings, Chief Clinical Officer discuss:

  • Their 27-year partnership 
  • Choosing culturally aligned partners
  • Their deep strategic partnership with Ivoclar
  • Much more

To learn more about Pearl Street Dental Partners visit https://www.pearlstreetdentalpartners.com/

Thank you to Ivoclar for sponsoring this podcast. To learn more about Ivoclar...

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Andrew Smith, CEO of the Association of Dental Support Organizations rejoins the show to share:

  • What to expect at the 15th annual ADSO Summit
  • The Emerging Dental Groups to Watch awards & panel
  • Updates on the ADSO's accomplishments this year

DSOs and dental group practices can save 20% by using code DISC20GDNMEM. Visit https://dso.pub/ADSORegister26

The 15th annual ADSO Summit takes place in Chicago at the Hyatt Regen...

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Aaron Pugh & Scott Johnson from Together Media discuss Smile Together's unique hosted buyer event with one-to-one meetings & much more. The two share: 

  • What makes Smile Together unique & what to expect
  • Event details: October 1-3 in Las Vegas
  • Special benefits for GDN's audience:  code GDN26

DSOs, emerging dental groups and solo practices can register at https://www.smiletogetherlive.com/ . Up to $600...

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Brian Colao, Member & Director of the Dental Service Organizations for Dykema joins the show to share details about the 13th annual Dykema DSO Conference that you won't learn about anywhere else. Brian shares:

  • The current state of the industry
  • What to expect at the Dykema conference 
  • Save $250 with code GDN26

Don't wait. Register now at https://dso.pub/Dykema26 

The 2026 Dykema DSO conference takes place in...

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Paul Keel, CEO of Envista with his over 20 years of experience in the dental industry discusses:

  • Digitization transforming dentistry
  • The growth of DSOs and dental groups
  • Despite short-term volatility dentistry remains strong

To learn more about Envista visit: https://envistaco.com/en

To learn more about Envista's portfolio visit: https://envistaco.com/en/businesses

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Danny Abraham, CEO & Founder of Orca Dental AI & CephX joins the show and discusses:

  • AI revolutionizing ortho diagnostics & workflow
  • AI will become standard of care in orthodontics
  • ROI from efficiency, outcomes & legal protection

To learn more about CephX visit: https://cephx.com/

To contact Danny you can email him here: danny@cephx.com

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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 inter...

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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...

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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

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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), ...

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